THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1024 NEWS AND VIEWS FOR WOMEN READERS . 'LIFE'S SOCIAL SIDE {| Woman Page Bditor, Phone 2613. Private, Phone 857W. » Badminton was played at the arm- ouries on Wednesday and the election of mew members took place. Col. 'W. P. Wilgar, Miss Torrance and Mr. A. N. Lee were elected as playing members, and Prof. B. K. Sandwell, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Bickford, Mise Florence Cunningham, Miss Going, Miss Sara Willis and Mise Nore Bermingham "3 non-playing mem- pers. Among thos present were Col. and Mrs. C. F. Constantine, Col. and Mrs. Norman Leslie, Col. and Mrs. A. BE. Harris, Ool. and Mrs. Victor Anderson, Col. and Mre. Beverley Browne, Col. and Mrs. E. J. C. Schmidlin, Col. and Mrs. H. J. Daw- som, Col. and Mrs. Sheflleld Bacon, Major and Mrs. Horace Lawson, Major and Mre. Noel Carr, Major and Mrs. Henshaw, Major and Mrs. Heber Lafierty, Dr. and Mrs. P. Ga. C. Camp- bell, Major and Mre. Victor Williams, fdrs. P. Du Moulin, Prof. and Mrs. {s. B. Callander, Prof. and Mrs. Keith | Hicks, Prof. and Mre. glas Jem- mett, Mrs. W. H. Macnee, Mr. and fMrs. W. K. Macnee, Mrs. A. N. Lee, . [Mre. James Hamilton, Mrs. W. P. [Wilgar, Mr. and Mrs, T. A.' Kidd, 'Mrs. James Millar, Owpt. and Mrs. 7. H. T. Cock, Major and Mrs. KN. Jlolloway, Mrs. Oharles Hanson h(Montreal), Miss Hora, Miss Mollle Cartwright, Miss Alice Macnee, Mies Jessie Smith, Miss Aileen Rogers, iMiss Molle Saunders, Miss Mamie "Anglin, Miss Mildred Jones, Miss Pdith Carruthers, Miss Edith Ritchie, Miss Alfhe and Miss Cecily Ruther- tord, Miss Nora Macnee, Miss Laura Kidborn, Miss Cecil Macnee. . . . The Whig adds ite congratula- tons to those of a very large cir- ole of friends who to-day are wish- ing Mrs. Samwel Dyde a happy birthday. Mrs. Dyde has attained to the great age of ninety-six® years. She is in perfect health and never fails to be in her place in Chalmers church on the Sabbath day and still pays visits to her friends who are in sickness or in trouble. Principal S. W. Dyde, Mr. W. HK. Dyde and Mrs. George Fenwick are the chil- dren of this noble old lady who are in the city, and from other rela- tives and friends have come many letters and telegrame conveying their good wishes for her birthday. . . - Miss Marjorie Ourrie entertain- ed at a dinner of twelve covers last evening prior to Mrs. Owen Owens' = DN EAN aper i N81 Writin Baking Ammonia and Ofl of Lemon for preparing Lemon Biscuits GINGER CORDIAL, 3Se. Bottles. Used scoording to directions, makes 1 gallon refreshing Gingerale. dance. Miss Curris is coming to Kingston to attend the Christmas dance at the Royal Military College and will be the guest of Miss Caro- line Mitchell, during her stay in Kingston. . - » Miss Adele GianelH, Toronto, will attend the R.M.C. dance on December 22nd, and also the dinner givem by the officers of the R.C.H.A. at the 'barracks on New Year's Eve. Miss Gianelll will be the guest of Capt. F. M. Harvey, V.C., and Mrs. Har- vey, Royal Military College. . » - Mrs. A. W. Winnett, Bagot srteet, is giving a party for her son Her- bert Winnett, who returned from Trinity College School, Port Hope, to-day. * LJ . Mrs. G. W. Mylks, Kensington avenue, entertained at bridge on Tuesday evening. . * - Mrs. J. H. Blmsley, King street, will give a Christmas party for Miss Nina Elmsley on December 80th. Mrs. Herbert Bibby, Barrie street, is one of the hostessas' who will entertain for the younger set during the holiday season. A . - Miss Hope Cushing, Westmount, will be with her cousins, the Miss- es Ross, Alfred street, for the Christmas dance at the R. M. C, Major and Mrs. E. H. Birkett and thelr little daughter expect to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Birkett, Barrie street. Mr. and Mrs, L. H, Birkett, Montreal, will also be with Mr. and Mrs. Bir- kett. Miss Madele Wilson, New York, will be in town for the holiday sea- son and will be with her cousin, Mrs. T. R. P. Power, Earl street. Lady Kirkpatrick, Quebec, left for California. * . - Miss M. Willis, Wellington street, is spending some time in Montreal. Mr. W. Harty, "Roselawn," left for Montreal today to bring Miss Nadine Harty home from Miss Ed- gar's school. Miss Margaret Mackensie and Miss Persis Seagram, Toronto, will be the guests of Major-General and Mrs. J. H. Blmsley .for the Christ- mas dance at the Royal Military College. Rev. F. W. Archbold and Mrs. Archbold will spend Christmas in London, Eng. * has Master Alfred Chowan, Trinity Y College School, Port Hope, will spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Perey Chowm, Fron- tenac street. Mrs. Roy Campbell dnd her little 'daughter Leone are spending the winter with Mrs. Campbell's mo- ther, Mrs. Veira Richmond, Cali- fornia. | The Editor Hears | That throughout @hristendom this week the churches are being decked with evergreens for the com- ing of the Christ Child. Sometimes we are told that this is a survival of the old Druldical worship which gives the mistletoe its place in the Christmas decorations of Christian homes, But the reason we adorn our sanctuaries with evergreen at the festival of the Natlvity is found in that wonderful chapter (the six- tieth) of Isaiah in which the coming of the long promised Messiah Is prophesied and the waiting world Is told to "Arise! Shine for the Light is Come," and further on, speaking of the preparations for His coming we, read: "The Glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the 'pine-tree and the box together to beautify the place of my sanctu- ary." So those who have a share in the honor of beautifying the sanctu- aries of Christian churches for the holy season we call Christmas, may feel with"a thrill that they are ful- filling an ancient prophesy made long years before the first Christ- mas morn when the angels proclaim- ed from the starry sky that the long expected Messiah was born to bring peace on earth and good will to men, That already the trains are filled glory, the disappearance of the gold- en tresses of milady; or, in a word --bobbed hafr. She sees with regret that fewer debutantes than ever be- fore take the wedding veil within a reasonable time from their coming out parties. This she says is the fault.of the barbers who have taken away from modern young ladies that charm which most attracted the op- posite sex, --- That the Prince of Wales has been recently visiting the Earl and Coun- tess of Minto at Minto House where H.R.H. is hunting with the Duke of Buccleughs for hounds. { WOMAN'S INSTITUTE. T NAPANEE. The December meeting of the so- ciety was again a very interesting one. The attendance was larger than usual and twelve new names were added to the membership Ist. The feature of the afternoon was a paper, "The Apple-History, Ro- mance and Value," by our Repre- sentative of the Department of Ag- rioulture, which was most interest- ing and instructive, The apple is a native of the temperate areas of Burope, Asia, South America and Africa. The fruit in the early years was small and the number of var- jeties less tham sixty. In some dis- triots it is not edible but is prized for the delightful aroma of its flower and fruit. In the seven- teenth century cider is recorded as having been made and in the eigh- teenth century it was offered for sale. The English apple is not so delicious in flavor as ours and they have no sweet apple. The romance of the apple takes us to the Garden of Eden--the in- cident, of the forbidden fruit, and our mlulti-great-grandfather | im- petuous in his haste to lay the blame at the feet of his wife, just as though the Lord #1d not know. Ye wives, are husbands not all sons of Adam? Some trace the human race back to the ape, but surely we must include Adam to be perfectly cafe. Im the days of crude war- fare, we read of the fruitful trees being preserved while the' barren were cut down to make a barricade. "apple cuts," now obsolete, enlivened the community life of pioneer days, and many things were cut and dried besides apples. We realize with deep regret the disap- pearance of the small orchards from our midst. The production is fast falling into the hands of com- mercial interests, while the area in the Dominion over which the apple can .bé grown sucgessfully, commer- cially, is so very, very great, that f it were all covered with apple trees In bearing, there would be more than enough apples to sup- ply the markets of the world. Apples grow most satisfactorily close to a body of water, which moderates the temperature of the climate from six to eight miles off shore. The advantages of northern and southern slopes, and wind breaks were explained along with the setting out and cultivation of the orchard. The next item on the program- me was the monthly paper "'Cur- rent Events," the month's history of the world woven in a most pleasing an interesting story. The report of the tenth annual convention of the eastern division of the Ontario Women's Institutes held in Ottawa during the closing days of October, concluded the programme. A number of baskets of apples were received to be distributed among the needy. Ten dollars was also voted as a contribution to the "Santa Claus Fund." HOW GEOFFREY O'HARA WROTE THE VERSION Of "The Star-Spangled Ban- ner" as Sung by the Men- delssohn Choir. In a private letter to Kingston friends, Mr. Geoffrey O'Hara writes as follows regarding the 'Star Span- gled Banner: a "The tune is the same as 'Ana- creon in Heaven,' an old British song composed by John Stafford Smith. During the war of 1812 an American patriot, Franeis Scott Key, wrote the words of the 'Star Span- gled Banner,' adopting them to the tune 'Anacreon in Heaven.' As In the case of many tune, it has chang- od gradually. All songs sung by the people have a tendency to change like sifting sands, like potter's clay. Folk songs gradually take their per- manent form during a period years, sometimes many 1 The several distinct forms ve the King' are quite well the history of that fine old 1 il il g 2 Ej TOMORROW'S MENU Breakfast Stewed Dried Apricots Cereal Poached Eggs Coffee Toast Luncheon Escalloped Corn Lettuce, French Dressing. Bran Bread Barmalade Tea Dinner Tomato Bisque Baked Potatoes Brussells Sprouts Orange-Banana Salad Cup Custards Coffee A Pretty Underarm Bag. The popularity of the underarm bag continues. To-day I saw one in a shop which any home woman could make. Indeed, there is so little work involved that it could be start. ed and finished in one afternoon-- therefore this article may appeal to women who have not yet finished all their Christmas gifts. The bag in the shop was made of the new imported "Petit Point" rib- bon which is thick, like tapestry, with cotton woof and a fine gold- thread warp. The six-inch-wide variety costs about $2.60 a yard. The bag was made of one-third yard of it, and lined with watered ribbon also six inches wide. But if you cannot afford ribbon of this price, or cannot buy this partic- ular kind of ribbon in your local shop, you could easily substitute any fairly stiff silk ribbon which was six inches wide. Buy a 12-inch length of it, and also a 12-inch length of colored moire silk ribbon of the game width (for a lining); the only other materials needed for the bag will be a small round mirror and enough narrow gold braid to run completely around the edges of the bag and make a loop on the flap, and also a small metal button for since the early authorized versions appeared. So there are 'authorized versions,' presentative of the tune's progress from one decade to another. There are three very distinct printed var- sions, all of which differ in several important respects." " "What then is the correct ver- sion?' Knowing the law of folk songs that they are property of the people, are for the people and are sung by the people, it is clear then that the tune as they sing it is the naturally correct one for this day and date. So I got an old-fashion- ed Edison phonograph and appeared before separate audiences in three distinct and widely apart district re- gions of New York City, I took the phonograph records of the people's singing their anthem 'The Star Spangled Banner." I neither led nor conducted them nor supplied any accompaniment. 80 the records which I have represent the voice of the people (vox popull). I gathered d score of musical authorities, pro- duced my records, and it was seen that they differed not in the slight- est detail one from the other. e people who had done my singing hailed from every state in the union, were a cross-section of the country, so these records show the melody as sung by the people. It was found on comparison, however, that these records differed in eleven, thirteen and fourteen places respectively with the three authorized versions. In making my arrangement for the Mendelssohn Choir, I of course used the melody as sung by the people. Therein lies much of the reason of its signal success for the dynamics, the accents, are more correctly writ- ten than formerly. In addition to this, I altered the pitch for the Men- delssohn Choir for several authoriz. ed reasons for which the music copy speaks for itself." the fastening-loop to go over. You will also need a short length of half- inch-wide gold lace. The shape of the bag whem dome, is exactly like the shape of an em- velope. One-third of the length is turned up (that is, four inches out of the 12-inch length). Them the other end of the length is turned down oves/the fold and cut like a letter" flap (to a point in the mid- dle, to which the gold-braid loop is attached). Begin by placing the lining rib- bon on the heavier ribbon, sewing it in place with tiny silk stitches along the edge. Fold up four inches of one end over the four inches in the centre of the length, and catch into place on either side so as to form a pocket. Clip the other end of the length to pointed shape, turning the lining under and hemming neatly. Sew the narrow braid around all edges, hafing the loop at the point of the flap. Sew the button on the lower part of the bag where it will slip through the loop when the bag is closed. Finish by gathering the scalloped edge of the gold lace, forming a circle the size of the mir- ror, and then using this circle as a frame to hold the mirror inside the bag-fiat, its ungathered edge being sewed to the bag-lining. This bag requires no handle If desired, one could put a small ribbon pocket in- side the bag, edged with braid. Pumpkin Ples. All inquiries agarsesed to Miss Kirkman in care of the "Hfficient Housekeeping" department will be answered in these columns in tbalr turn. This requiras ccnsideruble time, however, owing to the great sumber recuived. So if a personal or quicker reply is desired, a stamp- »d and self-addressed envelopa must ne enclosed with the question. Be ture to uss YOUR full name, streer aumber, and the names of your cily several | each one re-| Fe and state. ---The Edlto.. rr AUNT HET "I ain't feelin' sqrry for myself, but it's right hard at times to have a truck chassis and & sport model mind." Personal Christmas Cards And Christmas Novelties. Christmas cards, crepe paper, tissue paper, wrapping paper, Christmas seals, Christmas bells, red and green cord, ete. The Jack- | son Press, Wellington street. The Coming of Winter, The sun in the Western sky glows red, The birds, their even-song hushed, have fled, But ere the gold Have stealthily clouds' enfold They encircle the homestead in dor- geous rays, While o'er valley and tree-tops the crimson plays; 'White vapors arise from the marsh and fen And enshroud in mystery the haunts of men. The pale purple shadows creep on apace, . Till the amethyst ball has veiled her face; Now all fs still as the dark night last radiant beams of crept 'yond the creeps Silent and stealthy, white Mother Earth sleeps, Save when the North Wind breath- And Re the long, dark, silent t A sacramental robe of purest white Enshrouds all nature, Thus cover- ed deep, She gratefully yields herself to sleep. ~--GEORGIANA Valet Auto-Strop Razor REG.IN CANADA sharpens itself £ $5 up to 325; Other Models at Lower Prices | To-morrow--Making Your Mince and KIRKPATRICK'S ART STORE (Established 1874) Artistic Designs for Any Occhsion. - 1590 PRINCESS STRERT Phone 191. We have many articles for' Christmas Gifts both FOR WOMEN-- Silk Stockings, Kid Gloves, Wool Gloves, Fancy Handkerchiefs, Sweat- er Coats, Silk and Wool Underwear, Fancy Silk Scarfs, Umbrellas. FOR MEN-- Shirts, Ties, Scarfs, Gloves, Socks, Braces, Umbrellas, pretty Handkerchiefs, Underwear. FOR THE HOUSE-- Table Cloths, Blankets, Comfort- ers, Towels, Bath Towel sets, Bath Mats, Runners, etc. All at very attractive prices. | W. N. Linton & Co. The Waldron Store vy GIFT WORTH WHILE LINDSAY PIANO $445 Fall iron trame, overstrung bass, ivory keys, three pedals, mahogany case and extra fine tone. SOLD ON EASY TERMS. (PPIVITIvIINNY IRT1R0 100 LHR LRN ARNT RRR INRINAY ! .