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PAGE TEN Follow These h Addressing C r TN ADDRESSING Christmas cards, many questions are bound to arise with regard to correct form. The following tips on addressing Christmas cards will, therefore, be welcomed by all who have cards to send. Christmas greeting cards fall into two genera! classes, formal and informal. If you use printed or engraved cards for formal use. the title Miss. Mr., or "Mr. and Mrs. should preferably appear above the greeting. For instance: "Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell wish you a Merry Christmas," rather than "A Merry Christmas from Mr. and Mrs. Fiank Russell." Whose name should come first, the husband's or the wife's? Generally. the husband's name comes first. Ori informal cards, signed in ink. it is quite proper to sign. "Rill ana Shirley," Or Bill and Shirley Adams, depending, of course, upon how well you know the acquaintance. A married woman, whether her husband is alive or not, should be addressed with "Mrs." prefixed to her husband's full name. Every card so:.t out Should bear a Mr., Mrs., or Miss prefix. Failure to use Superstitions A SIGNIFICANT meaninps sui superstitions believed in vai 4L In Holstein, Mistletoe is not only supposed to be a cure for all green wounds, but will insure success in the chase and give strength to the wrestler. C. Early Norsemen believed for centuries that the Mistletoe would give protection against both bodily ailments and evil spirits. <L A person who is born on Christ mas win nave power to see and command spirits, According to a Scottish belief. ?. French peasants believe that babies born on Christmas have '.he gift of prophecy. C. If a baby is born at sermon time on Christmas Eve in Middle Europe, it portends that someone in the house will die within the year. <1. Daughters horn in ihe Vosges, France, on December 25 will be wise, witty and virtuous. <1. A baby born on Christmas in Silesia will become cither a lawyer or a thief. C Girls in the ancient Duchy of Swavia seldom missed the opportunity offered by Christmas to look into the future at their future husbands. On Christmas Eve they would go to the woodpile to draw sticks. If a girl pulled a thick stick, her husband would be stout; if a long stick, he would be tall; if a crooked stick, he would be deformed. They would determine the business of their fuChristmas Tree Inch 2 At.' XL CHARM OF CHRISTMAS qp HE chief charm of Christmas -* is its simplicity. It is a festival that appeals to everyone because eveiyone can understand it. A genuine fellowshiD ner vades our common life?a fellowship whoso source is our common share in the world's greatest Life which was given to the whole world.?Kimball. ?v. lilies IVhen 1 Christm as Cards ^ AT > ~<r M 1 ^ :i this prefix is an unpardonable i breach of courtesy. ! Do not address a divorcee by her maiden name, unless such name has *J, been established by legal procedure. John Robertson may be a business associate of yours, to whom ; you want to ser.d a Christmas card, jJj but you do not know his wife. What shall you do in a case of this kind? It is quite proper to send your card : Mr. ana Mrs. John Robertson, al- jjj though, on the other hand, it is equally proper to send the card in *vj his name only. It aads a little of ; ; the personal touch to learn the home j Sj* address and send the card there, although directing the card to a | xylj ; business address is quite proper. | Some question as to the proprie- ! Bute ty of sending out Christmas cards ! may enter the minds of the family in mourning. By the same token. ^ some question may arise as to the sending ol Christmas cards to them. If the bereavement is very recent? t within a month?it may be better for j Sr ; the family to omit Christmas cards, i ftXi And cards *o be sent to the family \ ]2Jr ; should be selected with ccnsidera- i gJjj i bic care. | i tvTj ibont Christmas |j| round Christmas, according to sr rious parts of the world. wf ture husbands by dropping melted fSr lead into a pan of cold water. The mcltcn metal would form various shapes in cooling, and thus resemble t?J the insignia of his occupation: ham- ?r mer shape, a carpenter; shoe shape, 1$a a cobbler. Every piece cf lead resembled some occupation to the old wives. C A maiden in Switzerland who accepts a bunch of Edelweiss at Christ- Pri i mas also accepts the man who prof- 1? i fcrs it. CTj ?. All animals in the German Alps ]g$ c an speak on Christmas Eve. wT, j C. It is believed in the Netherlands Si that nothing sown on Christmas Eve will perish. Even seed sown in the snow will live. C A Bohemian wife will die within a : Hi year if she burns a Christmas cake. | ? C To insure an abundant harvest in 1 y. Denmark, some of the bread baked ' Ky on Christmas is kept until sowing time, when it is mixed with the seed, fcb : C It is said that bread baked on Si Christmas in England never bej comes moldy. Si C. Ashes must not be thrown out on TO | Christmas day in some sections of js? Europe, for fear they might be TO t thrown into the Savior's face. js? C Some families in Scandinavia TO place all their shoes together on Christmas. This will cause them to TO j live in harmony throughout the year. istry 'Aims to Please' ?X A highly developed industry, 1 Si Christmas tree production aims to TO satisfy all types of customers. Here Sj a workman after bundling his trees JH according to size and grade is sateing the butts to even lengths. In 1 S? cities where ceilings are high, as TO in old communities, taller trees are . Si desired. For modern low-ccilinged \ 3H living rooms, only medium and Kf shorter sizes find ready market. Htf The most popular kind of Christ- TO mas tree is the fir. It is generally SJi preferred because it tends to hold ? its needles longer than any other evergreen tree. Spruces, pines, hemlocks and red-cedars art also used as Christmas trees. French Village Portrays Story of Christ's Birth TO Les Baux in France, a village of gJj shepherds, puts on one of the most : TO dramatic Christmas celebrations in SjL the world, and has done it yearly j for over a thousand years. The Sj peasants act out the whole Bethle- ! *TO hem story. JoseDh and \T=ro- '1-'"" ? into the "City of David" with real oxer.. Thousands of visitors come every Christmas eve to see the event. (*s ATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C. } ' - 1 1 1 ' "I 1 1 ' ? I j BOONE DRUG COMPANY'S stock of u.-c;ul Ch: i--tt mas gifts this year comprises a lhriling any o flovely ,i things for everyone . . . young and oid. In this ad are ' listed a few suggestions for your guidance in doing * your holiday shopping. Many other suitable gifts mav he found in our large line. ? ? ? LOVELY GIFT STATIONERY < pleases the most fastidious taste . . . attractively packet aged for gift purposes, stationery makes an appreciated and inexpensive gift. rt f .t ... f 1 ? FOR HER... t Toilet Sets, all the leading brands. Wide price range ?Cara Nome ? Kith Century i ?Coty Colonial < ?Houbigant -Richard Hudnant's t Max Factor DuBarry j ?Evening in Paris ?Gemy Pickwick ?Violet Sec f Complete line Early American Old Spice . . . Week* End Bags . . . Hand Bags . . .Kodaks . . Pen ' and Pencil Sets f ? 7 I NEWS BULLETIN J I Wo have* lust boon nutarHnd thn aveincii-n ?min I Friendship's Garden. Shulton's new companion lino ro f Early American Old Spice. We will have a complete ^ line on display in the next few days and invite your * inspection. t ? ; BOONE?DRU< ? Phone 17 The REX^ j ? ?^ ?~? 'WipPifS The most joyous day in all tf the shops and stores of the c holiday merchandise for the When you visit town during to visit our place, become acc we play in the community an see you, and join with your n most cordial invitation to vis: of Carolina. Reins-Sturdivaiil ? Boone, Nort 9 , I DECEMBER 5. 1940 1 . 3| jji ! ^n a% 4 ^>5 \ _y /Hi gj/q ?Men's Sets Elcctrir Shavers Pinaud - Military Sots I <$jji Coty ?Bill folds Menuen's -Pines Williams Cyars ?Kodaks Cigarettes if ?Pen sets T ' os Aa -?- A ^ : NO CHRISTMAS Jt I ' WOULD BE i| COMPLETE L > ^f?A without ? V K^SO-'r^^-' ^ WHITMAN'S 35 _ CHOCOLATES J! Jjt ^SAMPLE* J These famous confections are here, fresh from the *8 makers in gorgeous holiday boxes without extra cost tijj to you. Make your selection now . . . we will reserve Ji* your choice?or send anywhere. jJnj ' All gift items attractively wrapped in holiday packages jfv* ^ TMn A TWTX7 ife Ur UUiVirAIN I | lLL Store Boone, N. C. ic year will soon be here and $5j ity are bulging with smart f}% early shoppers. irg the holidays, make it a point luainted with us and the part d county. We will be glad to ffg nerchants in extending you a ^?5 it the best small city in all ; Funeral Home 1 h Carolina JS j M
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