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rivalry between the actors and the
carol singers. BY the fif-
teenth century it had become COM
mon practice to sing the carols alone
without histrionic representation"
In STORY Telling Carols" DR.. Phil
lips tells us Of the Bears Head carol.
sung every year at Queens College,
and the famous Carol of st. Stephen,
who was "cierk" to King Herod at
the time the Star appeared in Beth
lehem. Then there is the Carol Of
Dives and Lazarus, the Cherry Tree
carol and several others, all Of which
relate to Christmas, of which the
most familiar is that beginning, ac-
cording to one version:
saw three ships come sailing In,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
saw three ships come sailing In
On Christmas Day in the morning.
It is probably of fifteenth century
origin.
We read that carols have been
written ON the subjects of birds.
flowers and trees, which connect
man and nature together as benefit
ing under the blessings of the Incar-
nation. In one of the old Bas-Quercy
carols the birds are supposed to have
come to Bethlehem to rejoice at the
birth of the Saviour, and each bird
sings it own song in it's own way to
its little one. Again. the flowers are
all called upon to pay their adora-
ton, the blossoms being made to
typify the virtues Of Christ. In Eng
land the holly and the ivy hold the
chief place among the nature carols.
Tree worship has been found in
every land and among every race of
mankind, and the use OF plants for
decoration at the holidays has been
derived. probably, from some such
survival. The holly and ivy seem to
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Old Carols and New Poetry

the clergy themselves and given in
Latin, and as women were not al
lowed to appear on the stage their
parts were also taken by the priests.
All sorts of secular elements soon
crept into the Mystery Plays when
they passed later into the hands Of
the people themselves. Comic scenes
and buffoonery OF tie most vulgar
sort became very popular, and. the
most important person in the Mys-
terry Plays was often the devil, who
generally played the part of a clown
or fool. The rank of the audiences
attests the celebrity of these per-
formances. In 1883 Richard III.
visited Coventry to see the Corpus
Christi plays, ard in 1892 they were
attended by Henry VII. and Eis
Queen, who highly commended
them" The author goes on to give
in detail the various kinds of repre-
sentations which grew out OF the
religious plays. He remarks that
"at first carols were sung as inter.
mezI between the scenes of the
Mysteries, like music between tie
acts in a modern theater, but soon
these carol interludes became so pop
ular that there was often great
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compositions which have little of the
religious fervor OF the older carols" )"
He compares Jeremy Taylor's rather
dun "Hymn for Christmas Day"
with carol written about 1900,
which begins:
When Christ was born of Mary free.
In Bethlehem that fair city.
Angels did sing with mirth and glee
Tn ercelsis Dforiai
Herrick wrote a beautiful "Ode on
the Birth OF Our Saviour" but with
some few exceptions, from about
the latter half Of the seventeenth
century and during the eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries, "the art of
carol writing"> declined In spite of
the power Of the printing press In
producing broadstreet publications,
which were popular with the people,
and helped to preserve many ver-
sions Of old carols which otherwise
would have been lost forever. 1t is
only In recent years that some Of
our best lyrical writer's, such as
William Morris, Christina Rossetti,
A. C. Swinburne, r. l.. Gales and
others have attempted to produce
carols in the old style, with excel
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lent results. A beautiful example IS
Swinburne's 'srhree Damsels in the
Queens Chamber" an Illustration
Of which. designed by Sidney Mete-
yard, is reproduced here.
In chapter on Carols and Dane
ing" we read that caroling was for
merIy identified with dancing as
well as singing. "In this the word
carol shows an interesting parallel
with the word ballad for though
both these names are now used to
denote songs originally both implied
dancing as well as singing. In the
Paradise (Canto XIV, v. ID
Dante uses the word Garcia as mean
ing a singing dance. And
Chaucer sometimes implies dancing
and sometimes singing, as in the
'Dreame'-
I saw her daunce go conely,
Carol and sing SO sweetiy.
A5etlls Dc1uQLQi IL 4uStIdllOfAS VI
caroling may be seen in the
paintings OF Fra Angelica. where
the Christmas angels not only sing
but dance as well; the angels in
Botticelli's Nativity in the National
Gallery, are veritable pictures of
poetry and motion. The old French
'CaroIer signified dance in a ring.
The famous Stonehenge was
also known as the Giants Dance. or
Carole. :"
Under the chapter heading "Mys-
terry Plays" Dr.. Phillips remarks:
"The Christmas Plays. Of which
st. Francis's simple tableaux were
the forerunners. were acted YER
sions OF the Christmas scenes. These
old miracle plays were helpful to
tho church In teaching people at
a time when few could read by the
acting OF Bible stories before tLem.
. They yese originally performed by
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Whereunder lost and soundless time
1 shape. the hills and valleys with
these hands
And darken forests on their naked
sides
And cali the rivers from the vexIng
springs,
And lead the blind winds into deserts
strange,
And in firm human bones the III thar
bides
Is mine. the fear that cries. the hope
that sings,
I am that creature and creator
Change.
"a Gate Of Cedar" is announced
as first book of poetry by Miss
Katharine Morse. More than q
hundred pieces, classified variously
as songs in indifference, of affection
and for children, are offered follow
ing mythical foreword in which
the authors diffidence sounds like
Indifference to other hearts or
minds than her own. The verses
while written with reserve and re-
spect for the dignity of language,
are full of the modern" feeling,
which is as vague a characterization
as some of that feeling" In the
face Of her indifference and her
modernity, the six lines addressed
(as the book is printed) to a Sem
dash seem to carry as much human
and poetical thought as any:
They could not shut you out of
heaven
Although the sins you'd sinned were
seven.
Not all the saints and souls in glory
Could exile you to Purgatory:
For this is true they need your eyes
To light the ways Of Paradise.
This volume of sonnets by Edward
Doyle is a poignant performance.
The passionate expression of a blind
mans yearning spirit, the collection
has many high qualities, and it is
not free from some corresponding
defects. 1t must be considered as a
literary production on its undoubted
merits, unevenly distributed. Per-
haps a few lines toward the close OF
Shelly's great "Ode" might chime
with his own hearts mood:
"Come Thou. but lead out of the In
most cave
or mans deep spirit, as the morn
ing-star
Beckons the sun from the Eoan wave.
Wisdom"
The 'tProem" TO Mr.. Doyle's book
shows him in his most admirable
attitude:
Soar thou aloft. though thou ascend
alone,
o Human Spirit! Thou canst not be
lost.
What though yon stars, the azure's
nightly frost
Melt dark. or mount round thee an
arctic zone!
Thou hast sun-warmth and star-source
/ of thine own.
IL thou mount not, how bitter Is the
cost.
What anguish. when whirled. down,
| or tempest tossed,
| To know how high toward God thou
mightst have fiownT
Vault Godward. Poet. What though
far away climb
The mountain and the star on trau
of thee?
Thy wing-fash beams toward man,
and. II 1t be
True Observation-Disclosures thought
+ sublime
Or fervor for the Truth. or Liberty
Thy light will reach the earth In
goodly time.
Louisa Fletcher's Land of Begin
ming Again" is a collection named
from a remorseful retrospect upon
life: not a safe or sound keynote.
We like better the last stanza of
Mandarin Red:
I am the blood that leaps in Harie-
i quin,
The pulse of all things riotous and
feet.
A deal of me. and you have carnival;
a little-and the heart must skip
| beat.
And tho apostrophe ITO Happi-
ness Is stiIl better emotion:
Though / pursue you fondly
tAnd that's as 1t should be)
You're just one step beyond me
One step 'twixt you and me.
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Jeweiry.

BARPrN-plamond. platinum setting. i've
large diamonds s,,, surrounded by ~ smaller
from u carat to 2 carat; missed Saturday
about noon; either GimbelS or Mark Cross
no questions. Communicate CLARENCE
HopsON & CO. 1875 Roadway.
BAR PIN OF small imllation diamonds. plat
mum setting. lost Saturday. Murray Hill
0s7s.
ward. Phone Yonkers 4sJ. MITCHELL.
BROOCH, diamond, shape OF shamrock, Fri
day evening. Riiz-Caritor yellow taxi.
$50 reward. Phone Lenox I40l.
Regis Hotel. Metropolitan Opera House; $50
reward returned TO 81. Regis. Plaza $500. /,
DIAMOND PrNKY RING. about two carats.
set in pear shape ernerslds and dia-
10 Besux Arts: liberal reward. Phone
Bryant 56i4.
DIAMOND sETT1Nt; from ring, $50 reward
Mrs. Elliott. 90 9Th ay.
JEwELRY--wili the party who found cha
night teiephone Broad ee4o7 MEASURE.
LoRGNETTE chain. gold and pearl. lost !;
reward. Return 70 ii2 r. 55th st.
RING-fiold signet. on broadway near s7th
ST.. initials l.. y. X. 10 II. %. E.; reward.
Phone nverside 1872
s25 REWARD for lady's Tiffany Co. light
blue enameied gold watch, lost last week
TIFFANY & CO.. Fifth Av. and 37th 81.
Dogs, Cats and Bride.
BOSTON TERRrER--Lost. young: IN Bor-
ough Park. color brown, chest white; an
svlcrs name Beauty" reward. Call Blythe
bourne s66I.
CHOW DOG. reddish yellow. name Chong.
6 months old. timid. distant, new light tan
round collar with no name or tag. lost
Wednesday IN neishborhood OF Goth st and
Lexington av.. liberal reward GALLAGHER
Hatfield House. 1o3 Il. 10Th 81. Telephone
Madison Square 256O.
CHOW DOG, lost from 23ia Avenue M
Brooklyn. brown, light brown tail. harness
on liberal reward. Rector 0136.
POODLE, small, white blue sweater, har-
ness with bells, Wednesday afternoon,
Broadway, i53d St. reward. Phone Rhine
lander icc65.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
PRINCE AND PRINCESS
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER
Christopher and Anastosia
Have Guests at Ambassador.

Prince Christopher OF Greece and his
American-born wife. Princess Anastasia
who arrived from Europe by the Olym-
pic on Wednesday. had few friends
for dinner last night in the Ambassador
Hotel, where they have taken suite
OF sixteen rooms. and issued orders to
the chef that the menu should be made
up of typical American dishes. There
were oysters for the first course. Then
came chicken fried in Maryland style
and accompanied by corn fritters. The
deserts Included apple pie. The dinner
was served in the apartment.
1t was an early dinner as the visitors
had arranged to take their guests to
the performance of THE Bunch and
Judy" in the Globe Theatre and IL was
the desire OF the Prince to see that
merry performance from start to fin
ish.
During the forenoon the Prince and
Princess got fleeting view of the up
per part OF the city. including Central
Park from the windows OF their linn
CUISINE. They had their luncheon at one
of the Fifth avenue restaurants and
returned for tea at the hotel where
they were Joined by DIR. and Mrs Joseph
A. Blake and the Rumanian Minister
and Princess BIbesco. =
Prince Christopher and PRINCESS Ana
stasia will have their Christmas Day
dinner with her brother-ln law and sis
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson NJ. Green.
who live I'm Montclair. ~. j. A few
days later she will start for Palm Beach,
as her physician has directed her to
pass the winter in warm climate. The
Prince will see some OF the country be-
fore Joining her In Florida.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
W.R.WALkER, STEEL MAN,
DIES AFTER OPERATION
Was Assistant to Pres. Farrell
of the u. S. Steel Corporation.

William r. Walker of se3 Park ave-
nue.. assistant to James A. Farrell.
president of the United States Steel
Corporation and widely known metal
lurgist, died early yesterday In St.
Luke's Hospital after an operation ten
days ago for enlargement Of the spleen.
He had been identified with the Steel
Corporation since It's formation. having
much TO do with making tho electric
furnace process available for heavy
steel products.
Mr.. Walker was born in La Porte.
Ind. November 26. 1857. AS q boy he
entered the employ of the Chicago Roll
ing Mills Company and spent four years
studying the chemistry of the iron and
steel business. Later he went to the
South Chicago branch OF the Illinois
Steel Company. where in 1889 he be-
came general manager for three years
until the American Steel and Wire Com
pany was formed He remained with
that company In an advisory capacity
until the United states Steel Corpora
ton was organized in 1901. Ho leaves
his wife. formerly Mabel Livingston.
and two sisters.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
GIFT IS A TRIBUTE
TO ORCHESTRA LEADER
Chair at ToUn Hall EndoUed
for Douid Names.

David Names. violinist and orchestra
leader. was yesterday the recipient Of a
Christmas git In the form OF $1,000
endowment OF an orchestra chair in his
name In the Town Hall. Two hundred
OF the 500 chairs in the orchestra Of
Town Hall have been endowed 10 date
the proceeds being added 20 what is
known as The Town Meeting Fund"
which will make Il possible for an In
creaeingiy large number OF public meet
InEs TO be held there.
The donors OF the gift 10 Mr. Names
were: Mrs. J. Gamble Rogers. wife of
the New York architect the pupils Of
the David Names Music School. the
teachers IN the school and other
friends. The presentation was made by
Mrs. j. Gamble Rogers At Christmas :
party held at the David Names School
Of Music. i57 II 74th street, yesterday
afternoon. The gift was meant to be a
surprise to Mr.. Names.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
Sir Paul Dukes
and Bride Back
Where They Wed
Englishman and American
Born Wife at the ClarkstOwn
Country Club.

Sir Paul Dukes and his bride, a
daughter of Mrs. william X. Wander
bilt, whose marriage on October took
society here and abroad completely by
surprise. returned from Europe few
days ago and are living at the Clarks-
town Country Club at Nyack, N. Y,
more familiarly known by its previous
name, the Brae Burn Club. of which DR.
Paul A. Bernard is the chief executive.
Coincident with the return to New
York of the British lecturer writer and
Lady Dukes, II has been learned for the
first time that the marriage ceremony
was performed i'm the Clarkstown Club
Police Justice Benjamin Haas OF Nyack
officated and received a fec OF 500.
Sir Paul and>his bride had been at sea
on their way 10 France several days be-
fore their marriage was known and IT
was not until the couple had arrived
in Paris to join Mrs. Vanderbilt I'm her
home In the French capital that the re-
port was substantiated by Sir Paul. who
at that time refused TO reveal the time
and place OF the ceremony.
II Is the intention OF the couple to
make their American home In the
Clafkstown Country Club. 1t was his
desire to be relieved of his lecturing
contract With Montague Glass, but he
has decided to adhere to his obligations
in that direction and on January 8 will
start on a ten weeks tour of the coun-
try, accompanied by Lady Dukes. They
will return from the tour 10 the Nyacls
Club. Then Sir Paul will devote himself
exclusively to writing.
Sir Paul and Lady Dukes will attend
Chrfat01ag md Npw Years fest q
at the club. The holiday observations
are to culminate in New Years eve
party at which the Black Cat Melody
Boys win contribute TO the merriment
when the company SITS down to supper
with the first minute OF 1928
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
DINNER FOR GovERNoR-ELE
MT. and Mrs. Nixon Entertain for
Mr.. and Mrs. smith.

p Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nixon gave n
dinner last night for Governor-elect and
Mrs. Alfred T.. Smith at their home. %
East Fifty-third street. The other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Murphy,
Miss Emily Smith. daughter of the
Governor-elect Mrs. Charles A. Childs.
Mrs. J. Russell Soley Mrs. Adolf Laden
burg. Mrs. Ere 1eric Nelson. Mrs. Rich
ard T. Wilson, Mrs. Colgate Hoyt, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanhope Nixon. Miss Diederich,
Mrs. James A. Foley. Or. John A. Har-
riss. Mr.. Arthur Williams, DIR. and Mrs.
Preston Pope Sattcrwhite. Mr.. Camille
wc,denfeld. me Rev. william j. Finn.
Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes and his
secretary. Father Donohue
After dinner the choristers OF the
Church OF st. Paul the Apostle sang
Christmas carols under the direction OF
Father Finn.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
At ATLANTIC CITY HOTELS.

Special Dispatch 10 THE New YoaK HErarp
ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 21.--Arrivais
from New York at the hotels include |:
Rltz-Carlton--Mr. and Mrs. Harry w
Golding and Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Leonard
Nolan.
- Ambassador--Mrs r. Peirson Lam
precht. Miss Anna Lamprecht. Miss
Jacques. Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Hopkins,
Mrs. +. b. Anderson and Mr. II. A.
Carter
Dennis-The Misses X. X. and w. ".
Peck. the Misses Alice and Mary r.
Calhoun. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Brown
and Mr.. Roy r. Guild.
Marlborough -Blenheim--Mrs. Frank
" Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs. II. W.
Belts and Fred y. Bright.
Traymore---Mr and Mrs II. T..
Dburne and Miss Dorothy Gray.
Brighton--Mrs. Bradford Brinton and
Mr.. Frederick Haas.
strand--Mr and Mrs. NJ B Byrnes
and Mr.. J. J. JIodnett
Breakers--Mr and Mrs. Philip Cohen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Field. Mrs. IT.
Schall, Miss Schall. Mr.. and Mrs. T..
Greenberg. Mr.. Isaac T.. Meyer, Mr..
and Mrs. n. Gutiohn, Mrs. $. l.. Levin
and the Misses Levin.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
Yale Students
Score Hit in
Holiday Play
Present Shaw's Caesar and
Cleopatra Before Society
Audience.

Sixty Yale students presented Bernard
Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra" last
night In the Heckscher Memorial Thea
ter, 104th street and Fifth avenue. II
was given the same as at last years $
prom and made as distinct hit as on
audience filled the theater for the open
ing of the college holiday season.
Cans of tan colored paint formed the
principal feature of the costumes worn
in the Egyptian scenes. and the young
men in the mob scenes showed the ad-
vantage of a college training when 1t
comes to threatening yells. l.. P. Curtis.
'23. as Caesar, did his namesalse great
honor by the dignfied way in which
he rendered Mr.. Shaw's amusing lines,
and Cleopa ira. in the hands of F. ID.
Tuttle. Jr., OF New York, was delight
fully kittenish, as the author meant her
to be. Her feline jumps may have been
a bit lofty when the ships in the harbor
were burning, but they were expressive
of childish glee.
word must be said about Britannus.
played by G r. Love. Jr. AS Caesars
secretary, he wore an amazing costume
that seemed TO be chiefly dark blue
galluses hitching up cross gartered
trousers. His gestures were good enough
for any movie British statesman and 6is
accent might have been plucked fresh
from Piccadlly
The play was given In its full setting
ir six scenes designed by r. w. Rams
dell and executed by III. y. Camden,
G. S. Haight. '28; X. McCallum. "a; X.
III. Jewett, % aud a. NJ. Marshall.
The cast irtcluded. besides those
alreadv uamed:
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
GETS DIVORCE FROM
SIR JOHN r. FRASER
Wife of Lecturer and Econo-
mist Receives Decree.

LoNpoN, Dec. 2i.--Lady Helen Mary
Fraser. wife OF Sir John Foster Fraser,
the widely konwn lecturer obtained
divorce to-day for misconduct.
Lady Fraser before her marriage was
Helen Mary Lawrence, daughter OF
Francis Lawrence OF Seattle. Wash
She was married 90 Sir john In 1898.
Last April she obtained an order for
the restitution of conjugal rights which
preceded her divorce action.
Sir John is an economist. traveller
and correspondent lie made the long
est bicycle trip on record when in 1896
he travelled through seventeen countries
covering 1o,237 miles in ia days In
1918 he delivered a series OF lectures
in the United States on the part Eng
land played in the war.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
Countess Granard
RepipeS COtiIIiOn
at Dinner Dance
Entertains 100 at Home of
Her Father, Mr.. Ogden
Mills.

The Countess of Granard revived the
cotillion at dance following a dinner
she gave last night In the home of her
father. Mr.. Ogden Mills. at e. Sixty
ninth street Two decades ago the CO.
tillion. with its dignified music. figures
and favors, was allowed to pass into
disuse upon the wave Of the new era in
dance music.
Last nights dinner and dance was
the first large entertainment In the
home of Mr.. Mills since the death or
Mrs. Mills. 1t also was welcome Tor
Lord Granard, who was mentioned !"
the list of Irish senators and who ar
rived by the Olympic to pass the holi-
days with Mr.. Mills and the members
of his family. 1t is expected that Lord
Granard will return to Ireland early In
January.
The guests for the dinner and those
who arrived for the cotillon numbered
Cne hundred. An orchestra of twenty
five furnished music for the figures OF
the dance, which filled the interval OF
The evening before supper.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
Nine. Matzenauer
Gorgeous Dalila in
Saint-Saens Opera
Martinelli as Samson Goes
Lamblike to Doom Be-
fore Siren.
BY w. j. HENDERSON.

The performance of Saint-Saens's
opera. Samson ct Dalila," at the Met
ropolitan Opera House last evening
had some features which must prop
erly be regarded as items of interest.
Nine. Margaret Matzenauer, the dis
tinguished Austrian prima donna So
prano contralto. was as usual the
impersonator of the famous siren who
oyerthrew the virtue of Samson and
caused him eventually to overthrow
the walls of GAIA. Nine. Matzenauer
lately disclosed a new and regal garb
for her Isolde, but all the princesses
in Ireland never got together such
gorgeousness as the prima donna
found for her DaliId. last evening
Lord Carnarvon has discovered
that the Egyptians had some Jewels,
but the Philistines last evening pro-
duced a lady with crown diamonds
that would have made any Miss
Pharaoh i'll with envy. The whole
costume, too--what there was Of it
was new and splendid
Mr.. Martineli as Samson had no
chance from the moment the lady be-
gan to promenade around him and
murmur things about loves young
spring. Hergesheimer's Cythered
claimed him for her own and he went
lamblike to his doom. No one was
astonished to see him grinding corn
in the third act. Mr.. de Luca as the
High Priest. Mr.. Rothier~as the would
be fire preventive old Hebrew, and
Mr.. Ananian as the early slaughtered
Abfmelech were also in the cast.
There were some improvements in
the stage management. The chorus
was broken UP at times into groups
and there was movement in some
places where the immovable poses of
oratorio used to exist. Mr.. Won Wy
metal. the new stage manager, was
probably responsible for the changes.
Mr.. Hasselmans. who conducted, kept
things moving. as he usually does. He
does not permit tempt to drag, as they
are wont to do in opera. The or
chestra and chorus both contributed
much to the general merit of the per-
formance.
Mrs. Richard Stevens. Miss Mary
Hone. Miss Dorothy Stevens, Messrs.
Harris Brown of London. Lawrence S.
Butler and Richard Stevens formed the
party In Mrs. Vanderbilt's parterre box.
Mrs. n. Thayer RON, Miss Cornelia
Van Rensselaer, Rolf, Mrs. Charles de
Rham. Jr.. Messrs. Roland Ellis and
John Peltz were in the Morgan box
Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Phelps and Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Gawtry were with Mr..
and Mrs. w. Willis Reese in Box 16.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Y. Dali
ziel in Box IL were Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
III. p. Pcll. Miss Diana Dalziei and Mr..
Wade Chance.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Hammond's $
guests in Box II were Mr.. and Mrs
Archibald G. Thacher. Mrs Burnside
Foster and Mr.. A. Morris Bagby.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Williams Burden
In Box 80 were Mrs. Cornelius II. Tonge-
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick r. Fre-
linghuysen and Mr.. Louis G. Boisse-
vain.
Mr. and Mrs. Fal de Saint Phalle
were with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goelet.