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w ? ?? ClyrfBtmaa fflarb Snnta (&rmti Mmmt wmsawm pVERY year the Christmas card custom sends its roots deeper into American social and family life. What is there about these gay, dec orative greetings that makes millions of people compile long lists of friends and relatives with whom they want to share the Christmas spirit? It Isn't ancient tradition, because less than eighty years ago there were no Christ mas cards in America. The tremendous growth of this friendly custom came in relatively recent years, as more and more Christmas cards be gan to reflect emotional, real-life situations, close to people's hearts and homes. $ m m I OOK at the Christmas cards you receive this year. Notice how many ^ of them are designed to capture something of our family happiness at Christmas, when we are all at home or thinking about those far away. The family scene on the card in the center, above, will be duplicated Christmas morning in American homes everywhere; and since It is so heartwarming a scene we select it too for our family Christmas cards and, thereby, ask all our friends to share ia it. $ j| CHRISTMAS card designers look everywhere for the true-to-life things j which bring the cards we receive right into the family circle, We pass our village church every day in the year,, but it never ie entire- beautiful 1 than on Christmas Eve. So the church, too, becomes a Christmas card symbol. Church, home, family?the things we recognise at once and love always?these are what make a Christmas card. I I The Twelve Days Of Christmas "On the tost day of Christmas my troe lore sent to me A partridge in a pear tree." According to the traditional carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas," a certain young lady received, from her true love, appropriate gifts on each day of the Christmas season. The young man proceeded cau tiously, at first: a partridge, two turtle doves, three Frenph hens; not until the eighth, ninth and tenth days, did he really plunge into the opirit, sending; "Eight maids *-mi Iking;, nine ladies dancing, tea lords a-leaping." Epiphany brought the grand finale: "Twelve pipers piping, eleven drummers dramming, tea lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maMs a-mflking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five geld rings, fonr eoily birds, three French hens, two tur tle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree." Many Superstitions Mistletoe was connected with many superstitions of the ancient Germans and the British Druids. The custom of kissing under the mis tletoe at Christmas is probably traceable to the high esteem in which the plant was held by the an cients. Legend has it that mistletoe was eooeidered a remedy for epilepsy i and convulsions, but the plant seems I to have no medical properties, de eprte ft. pmoent am In Brittany Massacre of the Holy Innocents Childermas, on December 28, com memorates the massacre of the Holy Innocents. King Herod, directing the Wise Men to Bethlehem, asked them to re turn to him after they had found the Holy Child. When the Magi, hav ing been warned in a dream, de parted from Judea without revisit ing Herod, the King considered him self to have been mocked and, in anger, ordered that all the boys in Bethlehem under two years old should be put to death. Greek liturgy sets the number of children slain at 14,000; the Syr- , ians estimate 64,000 were murdered, and medieval literature reports 144,000; modern writers have re duced the estimates to coincide with possibilities and one author, basing his conjecture upon the fact that Bethlehem was a small town, says the total number probably did not exceed 10 or 12. ?; North Berries Best There is an insignificant member of the mistletoe family which lives in the north and uses the spruce tree as a host. It is very small and a dull brown in color. The mistletoe used for Christmas decorations grows no farther north than New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In Brittany the mistletoe is still called "herbe de la croix" and its berries are crushed and strained into oil and taken as a cure lor fever and for imparting vigor. A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS HmmwiM hu troubles everywhere The strikes are getting ia my hair New conflicts are impwuttsg; b fact my Joy Menu utter. ... Last alght I heard the waiter say, "Perhaps you'd like mere butter)" The east at living hits the sky And what I seek is lacking; (It ereu tests too mneh to die, The bright nets World looks extra black; I think the planet's batty. . . . Bat, ah, the Joy within that crack, "Another batter patty?" For four war years and maybe more My life was sad and dreary; Those sacrifices of the war Were not too easy, dearie; My heart seemed Hke a ton of lead As peace rows did appal me But all Is well ... a waiter said, "YA WANT MOBE BUTTER, CALL ME!" ? ? "? Diary of Eva Braun ("Eva Braun left a Mary in which tka traced her . life with Hitler, frequently* chiding him at a lover lacking the romantic moods."?Newt item.) March 'This is my birthday. Adolf ignored it beyond sending me a card which said, "Never again will Germany lose the war through the disintegration of its army. I waited all day for him and was very sad. Over and over my heart kept asking me, "Does he want France, Norway, Poland and Belgium more than he wants you?" U March 28?Adolf took me to the opera tonight. He was very senti mental, continually pressing my hand and whispering, "What I'll do to those Russians!" When he left me he did not shove me headfirst out of the auto as usual, but kissed me and said, "If you're a good girl, I'll give you Denmark and a box of candy." My heart was all aflutter. ? April 10?Adolf called me on the phone and was in one of his lovelier tt- ??' ' mOOCII. v*ua iiv nmw ? >*?? ???- ( prise for me. 1 asked him wnat it was. Me said, ever so sweetly, "The army is trying out a new long range cannon." ? May 1?This is the first of May. Spring is in the air. The birds are twittering. The trees are in flower. And to cap all this Adolf came to see me and for almost five minutes did not talk about himself! He brought me another gift, a photo of himself inscribed, "To Eva from Uncle Tom. Forward to the mas tery of the world!" ? June 21?This Is the first day of summer. Adolf called with roses and a copy of his last speech. He was very tender. After dinner we sat on the porch. He held my head in his lap and traced out a new Russian campaign on my forehead with a slate pencil. ? August 1?Dinner at the Hotel Vierzihreszeiten with Adolf, the boy friend. He was his old playful self and kept kicking my ankles under the table with his boots and mak ing coy remarks like, "I will never take off this uniform until Ger many has conquered all her ene mies." What a man! ? ? ? The Man Who Broke The Bank' One of the songs of our earliest childhood (we can remember Mom and Pop humming it) was "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo." We supposed the author had crossed the Jordan many years ago, and were surprised to read that its author, a Charles Coborn, just died in London at the age of 93. The number was once a world wide musical hit, and raa: As I walk along the boaleeard With aa independent air Too can bear the girls declare "Be most be a millionaire"; Ton can bear them sigh and wish te die Ten can see them wink the ether eye At the man who brake the bank ef Mente Carle. ? ? ? Twenty thousand quarts of cham pagne stowed away by Von Ribben trop in the cellars at the German embassy in London have been im pounded "for entertaining pur poses." John Bull with a nod in the direction of the trial of the former wine salesman: "Here's looking at you!" ? ? ? IT COULD ONLY HAPPEN HEBE Scene ? Front of Paramount theater in Times Square, N. Y. Thousands of bobby-sockers, rec ognizing Frankie Sinatra in a flash, set up a terrific commotion. On the curb a few momenta later, one of them gazes at the enormous replica of the Statue of Liberty directly opposite the the ater and asks, "Say, who's that?" - . Glittering Embroidery on Wool Highlights Winter Fashions By CHERIE NICHOLAS Striking evidence that fashion is in a mood for elegance is seen in the rich embroidery with glitter ao cent that is being so lavishly em ployed by designers this season throughout the mode. It seems, this year, that every thing that^oes to make up milady's costume that can be embroidered is being embroidered with emphasis on glitter accent. The glitter embroid ery craze is not missing a trick in adding the glamour touch to the cur rent fashion picture. Even the sim ple daytime felt hat takes on a jew eled or sequin-embroidered wide rlb band. Gloves, baa* bands, evening slippers, sweaters, scarves and sash ends all carry the news that a craze for rich embroid ery is sweeping throughout ail fashionland. Rich be-jeweled and glitter em broidery done on soft beautiful wool , fabric is the super idea with, design ers this season. Many of the hand somest evening coats brought out this season are of black or colorful wool enriched with exquisite em broidery done in metal thread and multi-color yarns highlighted with gutter accent on sequins, jet bead work and other sparkle decor. The coats for the most part are finger tip or three-quarter length, in grace ful soft lines. Some have yokes of radiant embroidery or sleeves or decorative border treatment. These lovely coats with the "new look" are regarded as topflight fashion this winter. There's intrigue too in the little wool jackets now so fashionable, that make embroidery their theme. They are as practical as they ara attractive for they are designed for many purpose wear. They are charming to wear with "at home" slack suits, adding a dressy note in that they are so designfully worked with sequins and metal thread stitchery. The theme is sometimes elaborated with hand-painted motif and altogether these Jackets of wool in delectable colors with their whim sical glitter decor have become a necessary luxury In the well equipped wardrobe. Slip one of these little jacket charmers over your simple black crepe dress, add a jew eled belt and you will be prettily dressed for theater, for afternoon musicales, the cocktail hour or smart restaurant wear. The season's trend to elegance is also reflected In stunning dinner and theater gowns styled of exquisite wools such as, for instance, a bare shouldered gray wool dinner dress elaborated with two huge bow-knot motifs, one at the left shoulder, the other at the right hip, formed of se "Uir. encrusted soutache embroi dery. Sheer wool in a specially dyed soft new bluebird shade is the fabric choice for the very lovely theater frock to the left in the illustration. It is accented with bluebirds of blue sequins and tiny jewels which flash brilliantly across the bodice. This beautiful gown by Kiviette is out standing in that it demonstrates the fact of a distinctively refined han dling of the glitter note. This re strained use of glitter is character istic of the better fashions all the way through this season. To the right, note the adorable lit i tie cozy wool jacket with its rich decor done in hgnd-painted design punctuated with gay embroidery that sparkles with sequins. Jeweled buttons add perfect glamour accent. For "comfy" home wear Tina Leser teams this glamour Jacket with her noted all-in-one pa jama outfit which is made of a suede-processed cloth of rayon. The soft cowl neckline is a perfect setting for jewels. Gold kid straps accent the self-belt. This exotic pajama outfit comes in delect able color combinations such as soft pink jacket with copper color pa jamas, mint jacket with mint pa jamas or white jacket with shell pink pajamas. The adorable jacket makes a perfect "separate" to wear with various. costumes. ?Maud fee Wootorn Nowopapor Union. Velvet Jumper Norwegian in motif is this dressy little jumper with perky tiny hand made flowers made of felt in multi colors. The bib and shoulders are piped in gay colored felt, matching the felt string tie which gives the I Mb a basque effect. ? * 111 in auflttfrjbbe Light Fur Trimming Will Be Spring Vogue Toppers trimmed with light furs appear in resort fashions. This may be taken as a forerunner of what is to be with the first signs of coming spring. High shade woolens of soft pastels take hemline fur borders. The dainty fur is also used in tuxe do bandings and the wide-cuff fur trim is very smart The new top pers favor deep arm hole cuts. Many of these smartly styled toppers have belts that are detachable so that one can have a close or swinging sil houette. Champagne muskrat is one of the popular light furs used as smart trim for these attractive top pers. A more generous use of fab ric is seen in toppers of the future. Many of them will be cut along cir cular lines that give a dashing cape swing. The wools that are be ing made up in resort coats and suits are in striking new colors, out standing among which are the smart taupe browns that are so good looking. Bright red and electric blue, and a burnt sienna shade called Indian copper, also light beiges and grays are favorites. Gold Costume Jewelry Is Worn With Black Ensembles Fashion declares in favor of richly wrought gold bracelets and neck laces to be worn with black cos tumes. The gold and black vogue is interpreted in versatile ways, one of the most effective being in the use of gold bottoos on simple afternoon frocks. A quiet but Impressive note of class is achieved. SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLECRAFT ???? 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