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S h o w e r
By Elizabeth Eastman
1 WISH we could do something
* exciting ? something different
at Christmas." Peggy looked out at \
the winter landscape as she spoke.
"For instance?" Vivian Clark
glanced up Irotr. the magazine.
"Something like making someone
terribly, tremendously happy." Peg
gy came closer to her sister as she
answered, and Vivian saw that she
Ad.s very much in earnest.
"I've been thinking," Peggy went
on, "how wonderfui it would be to
bring something thrilling ? something
unforgettable?into someone's
3ifc. I don't mean like helping wjth
the baskets and the entertainments
at the church; we've always done
that; but a sort of special something.
for one particular person "
t or a minute youtniui voices surrendered
to silence. The gay little
clock on the dresser made audible
.sound. Suddenly Peggy jumped to
4ier feet. "I've thought vf something!"
she cr.-ed breathlessly,
''something really different! You
know Sara Werpy?she's been an invalid
for 10 years?shut in from the
world except tor a few friends who
run in every now and then."
'But what can we do fur her? We
do visit her occasionally, and have
always taken t. r a little Christmas
gift. You know she's much too proud
to accept charity
"Who's talking of charity' What I
have in mind is something that will
just thrill her. I'm going to write
to Mona Muir?ycu know, she runs
that department on the Star-anti
I'm going to I ell her how wonderful
Sara has been, and ask a card shower
for hot."
Vivian whistled through her teeth.
"Well, that is a grand idea. Peggy.
I know she'll bt thrilled."
"She's bound to be' Think of the
postman slopping with loads and
loads of mail every day." Peggy's
-"blue eyes were dancing
"But suppose people don't write?
You know how busy everyone is ot
Christmas " Vivian's face reflected
the doubt :n her words.
they write,'* Peggy's'
voice waii emphatic. "Pin going to
Jiola the thought that Sara Werby
*'.li be just swamped with moil."
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I ww uiuuti u!tj (jctiticu viicr ;vtl*
ter tc Mono Muir on the big city
.paper. Later, between snatches oi
chopping, they discussed the possible
number of cards and letters
that would be delivered at the little
cottage on Bank street. They
both seemed to be more concerned
"I've thought of something!" she
cried breathlessly.
with what Sara Wer'oy was going to
receive than about what they them- !
selves were going to get.
"It's funny how doing something ;
for others gets a hold of you," Viv- i
ian said one day; "I wasn't nearly
as enthusiastic as you at first. Peggy,
now I believe I'm even more j
eager."
But their real hnppiness came on
Christmas eve when they stood by j
Sara Werby's bed and saw the radiance
upon her face. Stacks of letters,
cards, and packages were piled
everywhere, with postmarks from
almost every state in the Union.
"It's the most thrilline thine that
ever happened in my life." Sara j
told them. "I never knew there I
were so many wonderful people in '
the world. It will take me weeks I
tnd weeks to answer them all. but'
It's going to be loads of fun." Her !
brown eyes sparkled like a girl's.
"I imagine some of them will develop
into lasting friends," Peggy
ventured. "Vivian and I are so
happy about it all?in fact, I think
we're just about as excited as you
tre."
"You're pretty happy then," Sara
Werby whispered softly, "for I don't
believe there is anyone?anywhere
?who is going to have a more thrilltag
Christmas than mine."
Outdoor Christmas Trees
Outdoor Christmas trees ore not
new. When in Alsace the folk there
will tell you of St. Florentine, who
centuries ago went out into the
woods at Christmas time and placed
lights, probably candles, on the
bees
A Straw for Remembrance
Reminding gay celebrants of the
poverty of the Christ Child, Christmas
feasts in Poland always have a
piece of straw sticking out from under
the dining table cloth.
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WAT*
Santa Claus
Gets Around ^
Busy Kris Kriti^le doesn't
fight modern inventions?he
uses them! I
Down Florida way where the Jkxe
chambers of commerce require fxTn
that everything he different. Santa j X~
goes to work on art aquaplane. I
Dormer and lilDzen can" l fly
through the air like a plane, so ?uSi
old Sf. Mck trips a note wrinkle. i
//* * > he pops up in a rathoad^
ehphie j X*
Then, again, ha abandons his soy j V/Q
it an and travels in an autnmobih*? I
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Hut in the end lie goes bach to
reindeers. Can't get along with- WS
out 'emll
3 Christmas Islands. **]:
Harbor, Cove, Sound,
Are Found in Atlas j C
Not one. but three Christmas is- j *\T
lands will celebrate the Yuletide this j
year, all of them under the British i fi*
flag. The first is located in mid- | Xs
Pacific and is really a submerged ' jf?
mountain 15,000 feet high with only I ffn
its top above water. The second, : **L
in the Indian ocean, is forest-cov- ' JCS
ered and had a population of 40
when the last census was taken in j Xt
1898. The last Christmas islands is >{8
near Cape Breton in the maritime fr?J
provinces of Canada. JP
France has a Christmas harbor on ffn
Desolation or Kerguelen island M
about 2,000 miles southwest of Aus
iranu. ine unuea cuaies nas a : fff
Christmas cove near Boothbay har- i r<
bor, Maine, which is a summer re- fyS
sort. Kf
There is also a Christmas sound
| near the southern tip of South Amer- &Jt
ica about 120 miles northwest of A
Cape Horn and located in an island vro
belonging to Chile. frf
1939 Toys Sprout Wheels
As Kids Imitate Parents jja
Today's civilization-on-wheels has * ?
revolutionized the Twentieth century j5
toy industry. Several decades ago fit
children played with paint sets and "1
cut-out dolls. Now girls and boys
want wheel goods. The desire to fg)
have an automobile like dad's is so /
great that toy auto manufacturers
must change their designs as soon {*]
as new models appear. Velocipedes Jl
must be streamlined, scooters must
have pneumatic tires, and doll car- *Mj
riages must be of the latest baby iby
buggy designs
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Broadcloth and rayon fabrics in new ?/I {h K"
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DECEMBER 14. 1933
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Wearable Gift |J
an Prevette's! |?
our stocks been so complete . . . never liave the styles and
:n so pleasiiiEr . . . never have the prices been so reason- I\ljf
/ETTE'S, Fashion Huh of the Northwest, welcomes
hoppers to the Christmas store.
FINE ASSORTMENT SHIRTS ^ 1
One oi these fine broadcloths is just the gift for him. JSyT
Arrow and Wing shirts in wide assortment of patterns
and colors. Priced from $1.65 00
(Others lines 75c to $1.50) a&T
Suede Gloves $1.00 to $3.50 j|jj^
HE ALWAYS NEEDS SOX
Give him two or three pairs of ribbed wool or clockei
hosiery. The newest patterns of Interwoven and mn
Holeproof sox are arriving daily, priced Q4 AA /?/
3 pairs for 91*VU ?|Iff
(Others at 2 for $1.00)
Bradley & Rugby Sweaters $1.00 - $4.95
Leather Jackets $4.95 to $12.50
SHOES AT LOWEST PRICES ??
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nous lines of clothing and overcoats at purse-pleasing tvjtf
feel happier than a brand-new suit, with all the fine r-y
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