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taagjx ALE BUY NOW FOR XMAS GIFTS PIPES Ksde by Nationally Known Manufacturers > To Sell at $3.50 to $5.00 : VERY SPECIAL PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO X1CA8 CUSTOMS AT SCIENCE MUSEUM J Did you wonder about the origin of Santa Claus? Or about the first [Christmas tree? Or perhaps when Christmas carols were first sung? Or any one of the Christmas cusitoms you have long associated with ttii festive ssatoo, tn#Uoni you iearn«d as a child and which have become so integral c part of your Christmas celebration that most people take them lor granted? Bach year the Museum of Science and industry presents a series of special programs devoted to Christmas customs and traditions around the world. With $1.89 A GRAND ASSORTMENT - > SELECTED BRIAR PIPES VERY LOW PRICE j $1.39 • -- DON'T MISS THIS VALUE! PIPES S1.00 to $1.25> Value ONLY 79c Marxman Pipes . ^$3.50 to $10.00 BOLGER'S SCHWINW • BICYLES ;v Boys or Girls ft MS 20-24-26" \ DOLL BUGGY 19x9 Vi x6 Vi Collapsible Steel Frame Leatherette Specially Priced at $5.79 COMPLETE LINE OF Tree Ornaments 10 and 15c eash Indoor and Outdoor Strings of Tree Lights. -7 -- "Gaylete" Brand \ Eight Light String 0-6 Series .............. Set 79c VYCITAL'S Hardware ^heet Metal Shop th« etoMratfcm of foreign langnage groups In Chicago, the origins and backgrounds of Christmas traditions are portrayed to amply si-- the cultural inheritance that America has received from its racial Intermingling. Through the dramatic medium of stagecoach, of 'song, dance and pagentry, the universllty of Christmas and its Christian meaning are depicted, not only to bring new meaning to ithe age-old Christmas traditions of America, but to give better understanding to all people of their common inheritance. This year nineteen nationalities are represented in the programs which will run from now through Dec. 11. Programs are held each day at 1:45, 3:15, 7*30 and 9 p.m. in the Museum theatre. National dishes of the nationality being honored each day are served in the Museum dining room from 5:30 to 8 p.m. A spectacular display of Christmas trees, one tor each nationality, and one trimmed in tlie traditions of the various countries, is shown in the Museum's main court. All features of the proj grams ore admission free except the dinners, which are served at cost Christmas Is the major c*'ebration of th<» Ohr'&uan world. Its traditions reflect the culture, the economic background and the geography of the country in which they are observed. The agricultural background that has brought so man' of 'the customs we cele - Lrate today into being, Btems directly from the Old World and the economic status of the people. Perhaps the common birth of Christ, witnessed only by poor shepherds, established" this as a sort of traditional . prerogative. Or perhaps it is because the strength and resources of any nation rest in little people, In those who must earn their daily bread, who find happiness in the small thirgs, the simple life The story of the first Christmas tree is like that. One particular legend has been handed down from generation to generation, and like so many such stories, it may or may not be true. Mprtin Luther, so the legend goes, while ORDER NOW FOR XMAS Gift Boxes , (by Charlotte Charles) / BRANDIED FRUIT CAKES OLD ENGLISH PLUMB PUDDIN* t CREME DeMNIT NUGGETS y : ALPINE WINE STICKS I HAPOLEON RUM CAKES FRENCH GINGER COOKIES "SWISSv-AMERICAN1 "" FISH & CHEESE I Gift Boxes H I FANCY rCOOKIESJ by "HILDA" PANTRY DELICACIES 134 Riverside Dr. Phone 754 McHenry, 111. walking la the forests of Oermany o®e Christmas eve, was saddeniy aware of the beauty of the starstudded sky twinkling through the branches of the evergreen. The sight was so appealing to Luther, he rushed home and In attempting to describe It placed candles on the branches of a small pine to simulate the starlight. Tradition calls this the first Christmas tree, though history shows that the evergreen, because of its year-round verdancy, has been wbrahlpped as a diety by the drulds who walked the German forests long before Luther was born, was used by the early Christians as a symbol of their enduring faith, and by the^pagan Oreeks and Romans as a wreath of distinction. $ w Whatever the origin of the Christmas tree may be, it has been tdopted by almost every nation as a Christmas tradition and has come to symbolize the material aspect of festival making, just as the manger scene typifies the religious and spiritual side. While the Christmas tree itself is found In almost every country, its adornments have assumed characteristic national features. Apples, nuts, candies and cookies were the first thing to be hung from the tree. Prom there, the originality and ingeaiousness Of each nationality has made ittf own pecular contribution. In Lithuania, for example, straw HMKibi ds > was tediosi to .windmills birmd cages, 1*0* and .geometrfe designs to a fragile beauty unmatched by anything modern Industry has yet devised. The snow of the Alps 1s represented on the Swiss tree, and gaily decorated pine cones and gilded nuts make an especially festive sight. The Ukrainian tree surmounted by the six-pointed star of the Orthodox church, is distinguished by its long garlands of bright red cranberries. A r" minder of their agricultural rf? sources is found in the heap of straw at the foot of the Ukrainian tree, and is reminiscent of tha manger scene. , The intense natirun' patriotism cf tho Scantbiavu.u countries is expressed in the uiiucture flags stiulig in garlands, which are tlio principal decoration of the Swedish end Norwegian trees. The French tree assut dainty feminine elegance with1 sugar bon-bons and exquisite paper ornaments. The Polish tree is spectacular with its brightly colored paper peasants, clowns and minature toys, testifying to the artistic talent of its creators. Japan, adopting the tree from western civilization, decorates it with tangerines, and delicate little rice wafers which enclose fortune telling slips^ ^ ^ WE'LL* HELP YOU GET * CHRISTMAS UNDER CONTROL." Our Christmas Club makes ^he Yule Season ALL JOY . . for it makes light of bill paying . y . lets you concentrate on GIVING. 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