al NEWS AND V THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG » EWS FOR WOMEN READERS -_ - LIFE'S SOCIAL SIDE "and mistletoe, a bright fire burned fa the grate and thy dinner table 'was lovely with rose-colored deco- ations and Christmas crackers. La- 'fer some more guests joined the and old fashiomed Christmas were played. Charades 2 acted by the company of play- ors for whom a great future on the Soards of the world famous thea- "tres is foretold by their friends. Prof. Ssndwell played delightfully and read the famous 'The Night Betste Christmas" Sir. Roger. de 'Goverly was danced and all the old songs were sung, Mrs. Herbert Ro- n making a most efficlent ac- companist. The party broke up with "For Auld Lasg Syne" and _wpor He's a Jolly Good Fellow," 'and three cheers find a tiger for the Rost. - * - About twenty young people gath- 'ered fbr.a jolly Christmas party 'given By Mrs. A. C. Givens at her . fiome on Albert street yesterday in 'honor of Miss Mamie Mooney, of the * attorney-general's office, Toronto. Under the pretty decorations fhe {gouples danced and sang end made merry to their contentment and "even after 'the time-honored turkey "of noon-day or ebening all were 'glad when the refrgshinent time ar- 'sived. Alley bowling and a variety 'of games and stunts filled the in- tervals between dancing, together with two splendid vocal numbers by "Miss Anna Corrigan, Some of 'those present were: Misses Mamie - Mooney, Marion Sullivan, Hisie Law- 'fess, Ann Corrigan, Marie MeDon- 'ald, Bessie Kane, Nancy Doyle, Car- 'mel O'Reilly, Messrs. Harry Brani- 'gan, R. J. Lacey, R. Boyce, C. . 'iin, Harry McNeill, D. McKillop, L. ~ MeéDonnell, Dr. L. J. Blakey, Chi- cago, Ml; esd Dr. I. M. Givens, Oshawa! " * ®' On_Skturday afternoon Mrs. J. Bell Carruthers, "Annandale." gave tree for her Charles Hanson, Montreal, and Miss Edith Carruthers. . » - The Bishop of Ontario and Mrs. BE. J. Bidwell entertained at dinner on Christmas evening at Bishop's Court, After dinner a Christmas tree with a gift for \all the guests was robbed of its 'pretty things. Music and games made the party, which included both young people and their elders, a jolly one. » . » Major-General and Mrs. J. H. Elmsley, King street, gave a dinner party on Ohristmas nuight, when their dinner guests were joined lat- er by some others and a bright eve- ning spent in the rooms gay with seasonable decorations. . . - The Garrison Badminton Club met in the armouries on Wednesday with but a small attendance of members. * *- Miss Hora, Wellington street, was the hostess of a family dinner on Christmas evening. *. . Mrs. Bruce Hopkins, King street, gave a family dinner on Christmas aight. . * . Rev, W. E. and Nrs. Kidd and their sons left on Christmas Day for Brockville to have dinner with Canon and Mre. Dealtry Woodcock. Miss Bdith Leeder, V.O.N., who spent Ohristmas at her home in Dunville, will return to town on Saturday. Rev. A. O. Cooke, Barriefield, left on Christmas Day for Montreal to visit his sister, Mrs. J. Farrand Pringle. Mrs. W. G. Jordan and Mrs. W, H. Leadbeater are spending the holiday season with Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Jordam, Toronto. ' - Mr. Eugene Sheppard, Calgary, 1s spending Christmas week in To- ronto, Mr. Hugh Reynolds is spending his holidays in Brookville with his mother. Dr. A. B. Haffner, Belleville, spent Christmas with his mother, 411 Johnson stret. Mr. T. Scott MecLillan, Lindsay, spent Christmas with his father and mother, » Ld . . Prof. and Mrs..T. B. Callander, Maitland street, left to-day for To- Tonto. Mrs, Callander will visit Dr. and Mrs, John Macheughton while .! Prof, Callander goes on to Ann . Harbor, Mich, to a meeting of the Ardhaeologieal Society where the discoveries in the Near Bast will he discussed. . Prof. J. A. Roy, Queen's Univer- sity, has left for a western trip to study immigrational problems. He will croes the continent to Victoria, B.C. Miss Gertrude Givens, Hamilton, is visiting her sisters on Beverly street. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shibley, Montreal, Miss Laura ghibley, New York, and Mr. Travers Carey, To- ronto, are with Mrs. W. B. Carey, Albert street. 3 Miss Hilda Jarvis, nurse-in-trainm- ing at the Kingston General hospi- tal, is at her home on Ann street. Mr. and Mrs. F. BsPense, Albert street, spent Christmas in Toronto with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Valleau. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ryder and their little daughters, Audrey and Na- dine, are with Mrs. Ryders parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. Thomas Purdy, Cata- raqui, for the holiday season. Dr. G. D. Chown, Mrs. Chown and their children, Toronto, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Chown, St. Lawrence avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Neal, King street, motored to Lyndhurst and spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Neal. 2 Lt.-Col. J. 8S. Skinner, Mrs. Skin- ner and Migs Vera Skinner, Bartle street, will leave. for Montreal on Saturday to spend ten days. Mrs. Henry Wilkinson returned from Montreal to spend Christmas in Kingston, bringing Miss Margaret Christmas with her. Miss Geraldine Daly, Montreal, will arrive in town on Saturday to spend the/ holiday season with har sisters, the Misses Daly, Albert street. 1 he Editor Hears That December 25th, 1924, will long be remembered as a typical Canadian Christmas. 'The sun shone on the new fallen snow, the sky was as blue as it only it in our northern land and the crisp winter air made the most pessimistic of us gay. "Mer- ry Christmas" was heard on all sides and the smile with which it was said drew a smile in response. No one could be dismal and happy gather- ings of families werd held in many Kingston homes, where the ly wreath in the windows showed the passersby that those within were keeping the great Christian festival. That we couldn't get on 'without Santa 'Claus, the familiar figure of our childhood. And why should we? He doesn't interfere with the CLEARANCE SALE Cloth Dresses Ty $19.95 to $24.95 Sig Poiret Twill Frocks--Wool Crepe Frocks--Tricotine Frocks--Charsesn Frocks--aiot an ordinary Clearance Sale, but an event for which Well-dressed Women walt to choose for thelr Mid-W inter Fashion demands, Every success ful mode represented. The quality is superior in every instance, and the value is An extraordinary ome. ; nse ----------" Complete Range of Sizes 1295= 16 to-44 y Coat Sale real npaning of the holy Christmas » tide, we do mot let him take the place of the-Christ Child in the lit- { AUNT HET tle ones' minds. He comes with his gifts as the Wise Men of the East>came to bring their offering to the Babe of Bethlehem to whom all innocent joy is pleasing. *7 That in all institutions, the fes- tival of the Nativity was a bright one. The halls were decked with red and green, the dinners were sub- stantial and a feeling of good cheer was in the air. That in some sections of the country the motor was lald aside in favor of the gleigh and old time parties were the vogue. There is a cheeriness about tha jingle of the' sleighbells and young men and mai- dens for many-generations of Can- adians have whispered vows of eter- nal constancy to their merry accom- paniment. No doubt the girls and boys of Christmas '24 were able to keep up to their fathers and mo- thers in this respect. "Maybe some women ain't afraid ©' mice, but all of 'em is scared by telegrams." 2 cocoanut, then drop on buttered tins and brown in a hot oven; are deli- cious. Oatmeal Cookies. 1 cup flour, 23 cup brown sugar, 1-2 teaspoon ebda, 1-2 teaspoon salt, 3 cups oatmeal, 1-2 cup butter or lard. Mix with a little sour milk or cold water. Use fine oatmeal, That the children with the.new sled, the skates or the little red snow shovel had the time of their lives on Christmas Day. Good old St. Nicholas was very generous to most of us: perhaps he, too, felt more at home in the snow and his reindeer were in their element even fn Ontario this year, French Salad v ,¥% teaspoon salt, 3 teaspoon pepper, 1% teaspeon papreka, 1 to 2 tablespoons vinegar, 4 tablespoons oil. Mix ingredients in order given stirring vigorously, then add 2 tablespoons ohilll sauce. Rl A Thousand Island Dressing. 1% cup olive oil Juice 3% lemon Juice 3% orange . 1 teaspoon grated onion 3 teaspoons parsley dropped in 1% cup mayonnaise 1, teaspoon mustard 8 olives sliced 8 cooked chestnuts sliced 3 téaspoon salt 14 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon Worcester sauce HEATED IRONS ARE DAN- Heated flatirons and bricks are| OOVERS ON HEATERS unsafe bedfellows. Frequently dur-} ing cold weather, beds are set afire by overheated bricks or irons. Even electrical pads present some degree of hazard, There is a cumulative effect of heat that may set the bed aire if they are plated under heavy, bed clothes andl the current left turned on all might. Tested Recipes By Mrs. M. D. ML Cocoanut Kisses, Whites of 3 eggs, beaten very stiff, 2 teaspoons cormstarch., Corn- starch. put in with sugar, cook 20 minutes in a double. boiler, stirring all the time while cooking. 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