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PAGE TWELVE Interest The Children In Spirit of Christmas Giving vour the full joy of Christ Wi the child must be permitted to have a definite and personal interest prospect of th lainty gift her cap er eyes envisioned Again -- take the boy, who, intensely interested in his manual training, suggested that fe make some Christmas gifts. His mo- ther heartily approved, and now he is hearing that Daddy's scarf is ncari making double compartment kitchen knife boxes which have a handle in the centre and can be carried any- ~ THE OSHAWA achilles ITER | uae, + cUNESDAY, DECEMBER . r worn out, Mother can casually en where, break than those with the short | neck and shoulders. yes and Complexion , Before buying a doll it is a good plun to test the complexion by dampening and rubbing it. Cheap dolls have only a glue complexion which will come off if it is damp encd, but the better grades ure dipped in waterproof enamel. Is the skin waterproof, Many times arms and lege of a cheaper composi- tion than the heads are put onto dolls. Whole volumes could be written answering questions about dolls, as to the materials and their construc- tion, their durability, and relative sanitary and aestheis values, and their construction, their durability, and relative sanity and aesthetic Madeira will be the first port ot call, and the vessel will not be dock ed for overhaul until it reaches Brisbane, Australia, Dunn, the owu- er of the Southern Cross, is 22 and a graduate of Cambridge. The Southern Cross has a rating of 21 tons and is estimated to have cost $40,000, It is fitted throughout with the latest clectrical devices, He is enameling these io match the colqur schemes of the var idus kitchens for which they are de stined. This lad's mother constantly co-operated with her children, and as a result of her enthusiastic support of their Christinas plans, a most de lightful Christmas atmosphere pre- vails in their home, When young Charles was just three and a half be patiently sewed bone rings on bright colored pot holders for the grand- mothers and aunts, and while the stitches were big, and some of he rings were not fastened very secure: ly, Charles' pride saw no flaw in lus { handiwork, and he was the happiest shown, Most of us can remember the thrill | baby imaginable as he sturdily rc turned the kisses of thanks. of the first Christinas shopping when | we sallied forth feeling like plutocrats | This year Janet, aged seven, is the treasured purse held tightly in a zealously weaving raffia mats for hot small moist palin, Probably, its sum | dishes, and embroidering simple total of wealth, not over four or five | Cross--stitch motifs oa kitchen doilars, was destined to provide gifts | towels. for numerous relatives, and invaria-| Fhese children wrap their own gifts bly some colder person went along to | and present them in the manner the. advise, and quite probably to give | consider most appropriate. They | surreptitious financial assistance. 'The | have a part in the decorating of the fact that the adult adviser found a | tree, and assist in nun terous wavy to | breathing space essential to sanity, | Prepare the Christi and so lunched in the big store, ad- | the bread for turkey gt ri , wash | ed still another thrill to the child's [cranberries and cream the butter for | joy in that day of magic. We were | hard sauce. Dolishing the rosy ap- | so sure cvery one would be pleased ples until they glow is a joyous task with the gifts we had chosen. Chil | and arranging dishes of fruit, nuts | | dren are more sensitive than is gen. | and sweets without eating one is al : : | erally realized about this, and the | point of honour. TT SH | thanks must be sincere if the child | Wy Mere Liere th no Sarna] ap is to be convinced he has given some | titude for making gifts and no allow: Ch ¥ Ch: St D lls thing acceptable. » ance regularly given from which a oosing r is mas 0 "Many children take great pleasure | ®i €an be saved for gift buying, ti m-- in making their own gifts, particu. | Child should"still be given the chance larly if they see others engaged in| {0 have a senee of personal responsi similar tasks. When Marion saw her Ri o for the gifts given in his name mother making a beautiful silk cus rey here are some ways in which hon for grandmother's chesterfield, | t'¢ child can earn a small amount by she immediately burned with the de: sire to emulate her mother's gift, She could not achieve auything so elabor ate, but when her mother gave her scraps of sill paste! shades piece into m attractive boud pillows, Marion was delighted at the quire of John what he intends to get Daddy this Christmas. John will an- nounce that he intends to purchase a scarf, being very pleased with him: self for thinking of it, The child who is provided with a weekly allowance and depends eutire- ly upon it for spending money can fully appreciate the joy of saving a small amount weekly for some covet ed gifts--flowers or chocolates. for mother--a rattle for Laby sister. He is always inordinately proud of these purchases, and they should inevitably receive the appreciation merited by the loving thought the child has Much of the beauty of a doll's face depends upon the pleasant, natural expression of the mouth and cycs, eyes values, but there would still remain one big question: "Of all the dolls in the stores, which one is the best suited for the little girl for whom it is being eelected" in the selection and presentation of the gifts which he gives. The art of giving happily is more than an art when considered in relation to the young child, for the spirit of gener osity, the discipline of development which teaches the child that giving is more blessed than receiving, is a les: son that cannot be learned too young nor can it be more happily learncd than at the most joyous and mysters ous of all gift-giving seasons. From the time a child is old en ough to associate Christmas with the idea of gifts to himself, he is 11 en- ough to perccive that it is possible for him to reciperate. Given a chance to express himself the average ch'ld il quick ly take advantage of sueh a su gestion. At first he may think of gifts for only one or two persons-- those who have been fortunate enough to give hiin something he p ticularly desired; for children invari. ably associate gifts with the givers, The way in which this first thought to give is met is rhost mportant, Whe ther the child wis the gift, he shoul aged--tiever be would not be child all gifts are acceptable, and the sense of value lies only in the realm of what Lie himself considers nice or appropriate. The first iv from a enall heart fairly bursting with gratitude for past favours. All Lis life he will appreciate gifts and favours so much more, if allowed in chilhood to reciprocate. If, ho the matter of gifts is taken out of his bands, entirely, he will soon lose in- terest a: apathetically present his gifts bearing his name but which bears the stam p of adult thought ar id and which are his giits in After cxperimenting in Piccadils ly-circug, W., it was decled to re~ erect Eros, the God of Love, who has been in cxile for six years, 16 ft. higher than he stood before; Le will etand on a plinth of steps, The of many of the dolls produced jm this country are now 50 made and put jn that emall brothers fingers cannot punch them out. They are securely set into a springlike device that permits them to move freely, but holds them firmly in place. The eyes of im- ported dolls are of glass and mar velous reproduction: of the human Morne the eye, but usually the plaster-paris socket is easlly broken. Just as hair is the crowning glory | of a woman, or the reverse, so it is | WORLD CRUISE IN KETCH Starting a world cruise in a emall ship alone, threc youths are now on their way from Holy Loch, Scot- land, to Madeira. They are D. G Dunn, of Knck Castle, Large, Guth- rie Pegman, Dumfries, both of Scotland, and M, Shackleton, of London, Thelr veseel is the South- ern Cross, a fifty-foot ketch. The cruise is entirely for pleasure and is expected to last 18 to 24 months. NE EENENE TS SENENE NES WME XEN © M0 GS EES Italy expects a downward revise fon of agricultural wage scales, Italy is easing its restrictions against emigration, A plump principal boy makes one understand the pant in panto- mine, with a doll. But with dolis there is another factor than beauty---sunita- tion---which for little children is of far greater importance, Many man- | ufacturers have recognized this and molded, painted hair. | For the older child, real hair has a place, for it can be combed and | arranged. When real bair is too | expensive, mohair fs substituted, It | is very soft and silky, but to take a cur] it must be stiffened with glue. Mohair cannot be satisfactor- {ly combed and recurled, and in use | it becomes untidy and bedraggled. Arms and legs Very low priced dolle, imitate higher priced ones, have a knot on top of the head, ually such dolls wear a bonnet, so that the purchaser sees only the bange and does not realize the ghod- diness of the hair. A doll with beautifully painted and molded hair costs no more and is far more sani- tary and attractive. The bodies of American dolls are made of cotton cloth stuffed with Kapok, cotton, excelsior and rags. |= Children like these soft-bodied dolls that feel so like real babies. But there again a menace lurks, for no law prevents the use of old, used, Anca ae anitary materials as filling. A rers proques abel - ghould be placed on d ibe the quality of ve Christmas Shopper: After a hurried morning of Christmas gift buying stop in at the Waldorf Cafe for lunch ~You'll find here a cosy ree treat from the bustling crowds---a place to dine in comfort, made to usually Us- : ( impulse to springs might love and play with to hcart's content, seems almost incredible that , most childlike Ameri. » made of such unro- substances as wood flour, starch and other | But out of a made of these If you were a little girl and were you selecting your own at | your would it be--one that Yooked like It a wee, live Just right to | our loveli cuddle In small arms, a big ing" doll, as large yourself, or a comfortable, . sort bodied one with almost breakable head that would sturdy play fell satisfactory bec You might choose HUBBY LOVES dol! wl Too, you'll be delighted with the appetizing luncheon sug- gestions that appear on our menu, suggestions that have, for years, made The Waldorf the shoppers' favorite. baby, walk- j can dolls than doing light Ani lk tasks. | mantie Pan larger or glue, rosin, Full Course Meals 40c¢c Waldorf Cafe Simcoe Street Nortly o MENENENE HX MINERS can help so wii the children's sugges- For in- Johu's i dditicintnlidontivinehabovbiniiatibatdec si 4 similar Ingredient like mixt redients, me composition the filling :» Is put into | ,ced and the kind of complexion, | mado a cloth doll to make the |anq adequate laws should be made | Extra Capote For The Car, goll by i Share acter ; p lever- | front 8 X of the head 334 and enforced to insure sanitary | 1¥ molded and painted, that feel houlder and then the two halves | fillings. Sporting Goods Are and looks like a real glue : A the seam |s The legs and arms of dolls are Suitable | lovely American doll with cround in the better fosnery made of cloth or composi- -------- body and 1d-1ike. comg mn, walities of 4 red with tion. Whatever material is used Funny how your husband seems | Jead, arms and leg hatever | cemer I that are mold- [two points should be considered like a total strange rhe u | Xipd You pick, you id want | ed wit ech d shoulders, includ- ' First, are the arms and legs secure- ger when you ' look the whole world over for | OHe that would not break and that ng t armpits, are less llkely to ly fastened? Second, if compositi something to give this stern young | -- man who iy getting on in the AA, i) - together, smooth and, child Phones 1331-2248 | NEN MENA NS chi dolls, is cove a heads at om, - ree ---- eee Us) | world, with a full-grown black mustache, an office all to Lim- sell now, and a buzzer to call the { office boy. Yet {t {s easy to buy things for him, if you remember that the little boy in him never | did grow up, and that he still loves | to see the wheels go round. Give him a grown-up toy--a | sport - watch from Tiffany's or a | stocking full of jokes from Wool: worth"s--and he'll] mile that nice slow one of his, and love them all, and you. Buy him a movie camera, so he can make the wheels go round bimself--and, incidentally, ehow his friends what that fishing coun- try is like. And he has a weakness for extra gadgets for his car--Ilug gage carriers, clocks, cigarette lighters. Little trick things often | please him as much as big things | --the newest barometer, a pencil | that shows the day and the year, a pocket compass, the most {n- | genfous new key ring or device, a drinking cup that collapses thin as a wafer, an inexpensive extra camp watch that tells time in the dark, a gooseneck reading lamp he can pack in a bag, and turn {ten ways for Supday Every man thinks It {8s only cir- | cumstances which kept him from | exploring the world, like anothet Marco Polo. Give him a huge globe to twirl, a really good atlas, old books of adventure and| Search for prints of clipper and books of the whaling | 48 1%) TH -- BRAN RRNN 3 The Gift Everlasting DIAMONDS A huge variety of styles in solid gold and gold filled fronts from CHURCHLEY'S have long been recognized $1.50 to $7.00 for their unquestion- ed knowledge in dias monds and their vale ue..In selecting a gift wherein a diamond plays a part you may safely rely on the Churchley reputation. As usual we are dis playing an unequalled collection of these cious stones. And at Churchley's an end- less array of choice cxamples of the jew ellers craftmanship awaits your inspec. tion. Step in and let us assist in making the most appropriate selection. From $7.50 $200 Ne Men always ap- BN preclate a signet ring. Select one + from the large variety we have in stock. Engrav- cd free, From $1.50 to $15.00 Cutstanding Slipper Values Christmas Slippers C.C.M. Skates & Boots Hosiery by Kayscr Footwear of all Kinds Goloshes £8 Rubbers The Newest in Luggage Leather Purses Buckles, Shoe Trees NEW LUGGAGE The NEW HAND CASE for Ladies. Packs dresses without creasing. Small and compact KAYSER XMAS HOSIERY $1.00 $1.25 $1.50 $7.95 WE GIVE FREE HOSIERY REPAIR COUPONS GOLOSHES AND RUBBERS at unusually Men's Brown Kid Romeos, Sizes 6 to 11 $1.98 Men's: Brown Leather Boudoir Slippers Rubber Iecls Sizes 1 to b fe NARRNCANAN COANE NON ANRD 19¢ LADIES' WATCHES Bays in a variety of styles and shapes -3no0st acceptable gifts, In 15 and 17 movements. Handsomely engraved Specially priced from $7.50 " $100 CHURCHLEYS 6% Prince St. Phone 1053 JEWELLERS 09¢c 24 & maps, | travel, 4 ships, 3 cra. ew | Satisfy his love of color with u 4 bright Mexican rug for his study. x | Or the great, big. soft, squash, dark maroon leather club rbalr a! & men like. If you can find an old ¥ | bP &3 make Jewel cases, 75 Children's "English Wool and C velvet strap Slippers, Colors Rose, Blue, Sand and Navy, Sizes 4-7 Sizes 8-10 seven 85¢ Sizes 11-2 05¢ EEE EEE ER Children's Red and Sax Blue 60c¢ strap, felt Slippers. 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Hig flannel! bathrobe should | be simple, and plain, and tailored | Be sure the ties you give are no! | too daring; the tiny all-over pat: terns are safe, The nicest. Wand- kerchiefs are plain white, corded, with three-letter monograms, You ran cmbroider them yourself, rerhaps. And the best, shirts are vhite, {n beautiful materials. It's fun to buy for a man! A pigskin kit hag that stands nearly as high as he does! A ping-pong set and a table, A soft alpaca sweater he can roll up in a little ball {in his ruck-sack. A soft brown leather jacket. A golf pocket watch: golf balls, dozens of them, with his name on them. Or a box of detective stories, or short funny books, or Dblography. If "your uncle in Australia has Just left you thousands, buy that serious young husbaud-of yours n long, low sport car, open to the sun aod the stars, or a little out board motorboat, or a big he-man raccoon coat, or a minjature golt coutse all his own, But whether you spend flve dollars or five thousand dollars, be sure to give him somethipg he can play with! And he'll want to cover you with emeralds and diamonds, because you always understaud. $6.9 $8.9 Ladies' Fur Trim Indian Mocas- sins, GENUINE LEATHER CLUB BAG in Black or Brown. Sewn frame. See our windows. C.C.M. SKATE> $4.95 Mors AND SKATING OUT- FIT. Inside supports and C.CM. Tube I= W Skates attach- Wed. Eg Th at he : 9 For Xmas Baking USE OUR Five Roses or Quaker Bread Flour XXX Eclipse or Marvel Pastry Flour Alo Rolled Nats, Rolled Wheat, Oat Meal, Wheat Granules, Corn Meal, Etc. COOPER SMITH (0. 16 Celina St. Ladies' Fine Felt Cozies Rib- 85¢ bon Trimmed. Colors, Ancient Blue, Rose, Lavender and Oxford Grey. $1.2! 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