ae i PT ot ewes ere : = ae EM OP ies aie aie al ica oe ee Re pk! Eh tL rr a Be ad Pao nell If you remember, this was the que- gtion Elijah asked the widow. She replied that her food supplies were Mmited to a small amount of oil a meal. Elijah found this sufficient, as you remember, to take them past the threatening famine. Gifts to make for Christmas start best with materials at han 0 homely friend, a pot of glue, can etart a number of gifts. If you think over the empty boxes there are, and the rolls of material you hav laid away, severa] combinations will suggest themselves. A pretty gift for girl’e room is a bright hat-box,—an empty card board box covered with cretonne, with black bow on top. A desk eet in cre- tonne for her room can be constructed of polgergete pers, time, patience and an ink w =] 2 oie os Portfolio Portfolios are lovely and useful gifts. Two heavy card board covers with a cloth back make the basis. If you have a small-patterned or plain fabric, a pretty picture will improve the cover. If the pattern is large omit the print. Line the th a thinner material and tle a folded ere into the centre with a silk cor Such a portfollo can be given to a man if made with a plain cover, or a woman if designed in cretonne. Pobbied ofl cloth may be used for this purpose very nicely pracd Lag be decorated with a painted d Children love to help oe ‘Christ- mas gifta. On winter ig they can be busy and happy with the joy of constructing gifts. <A fittle. irl "will enjoy rey a squirrel dress for a esign for a squirrel about four inches high can be traced from & magazine picture and with a sheet of carbon paper can be transferred to the material. A grey squirrel on a lavender dress, or brown squirrel on a tan Sree would be a good ar- ig aren ton ‘hole stitch would do to eppllaue the deeign on the dress. A eat w an acorn could finish the smoulden. She could finish the drees z _tel tints with ovals if it were kept elmple,—with rick, rack braid for binding. If this is too much for her small] fingers, per- haps Auntie or grandma could finish the seams and binding on the sewing mac Let Children Assist Children would enjoy assisting in miniature garden. tin fs rere or a epecial tray is made. Rocks moss are atranged to ae dirt fy Interesting forms. Bs —_ pan can ‘be Inserted for a pool. edges can be rt ead hidden neith pa and plants Some of the plants suggested are won these: Kenilworth ivy with its little orechid-colored blossom, Chinese prim- roses—blue and pink forget-me-not, tiny ferns,, violets, caf cedars and a dwarf —— or dium, e moss of ielioate fern-like quality, is excellent for its habit of climbing down, around and over. Such a lovely garden would af- ford endless pleasure to a shut-in. It could be arranged and Te-arrang- ed. Tiny bridges and stepping stones could be added. Birds and animale of pottery —small size, could be added from time to time. Gifts In Needlework Needle workers have ever at their finger tips beautiful gift possfbili- ties. A suggestion for them is use of bright wools, on organdle, Gay dashes of color on an epron, & little lace. and there you have a pretty gift for any one friend. eces for bedroom anight consist of a band “of embrold- ery for a valance and a pair of bright bands for curtain tle-backe. A lamp 6h et complete an unusually lovely gift person is clever at cutting igctiee blocks in simple or fanci- ful design, printing of these In oll paint on natural colored pongee is recommende ags, table run- ners for library tables, portfolio cov- ers, cus tops suggest them- selves, Yas Has Thin : inthe House — opo-| will show you whether or not it has q Here Are The Directions Suppose you decidg to print a dragon fly across q bag in two rows. Cut your pongee carefully by draw- ing threads, to the size you want; allowing for seams. and 6 hem, part of which Is to hold the draw- cords, ard. smooth thick To print neatly atretch a dark thread across the material and anchor {t with tacks, Mix enough paint to finish the Ldbiciniery§ Browns and-purples are sted for pongee. Burnt orange ; ush the paint evenly over the block and try it o an extra piece of cloth. Lay it fl face down and hit it a single blow with a hammer. This trial print been cleanly cut, and ‘also will show you places that catch the paint and | gSsS5% will make daubs where you do not want the Without actually laying the block on the pongée measure roughly to see how many times you will be able to print it. Then work from the centre out, painting the block after each impression. Results from this are quite fascinating. Children with a little supervision can handle this quite successfully ~Ideas In Unpainted Furniture Unpainted furniture offera alot unlimited possibilities ac gifts smaller pleces, magaz e racks, a ing tables, clothes tameeee ‘small sets of shelves are always suitable, gifts. Directions for using enamel may be had at any paint store these days. To add a final touch there are stencils all cut and ready for . you may ym ona from most interesting catalo a pretty decaicomania that will ty the very thing for your purpose. Directions for using these come ith them Fruit, flowers, figures in sithoutte are offere es CANDY—19e to 330 a tb. FRUITS— Cherries Peels Raisins Currants Pineapples © Figs Grapes Oranges Apples k EVERYTHING . FRESH Johnston’s GROCERY The Home of Good Things to Eat ou. Among other gift suggestions for your garden enthuSlast is one that would have to be started early. If \you collect pos from your own gar- fen throughout the summer, you can up gift packets of thease. You will hee send your friend fresh seed that he may not be able to ob- tain from the green houses, Use o Envelopes Bright colored envelopes will help the appearance of this kind of gift. These can be tiled together with a pretty ribbon or arranged in a box. Flower suggopyions will come to you to use. Colored *ustrations from pti Apri Pte may dec- te the Individual envelope or the Whateve ever you decide to make, to paint, to embroider or to Le ad not neglect its final appearance— the package in which it is sent. Any a| gift ie valued chiefly for the Kindly and loving though and this must be displayed wrapping of it as’ well. A New One On Her She—“What are you stopping for?" He—"l've lost my bearings.” She—“Well at. least. you're orig- inal. Most fellows run out of gas." t . it represents, in the ———— THE STORE OF Practical Gifts For Menand Boys _ A HANDY LIST OF USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR GENTS Fancy Silk and Wool Sox at $1.00 Wool Scarfs, selling at. each 95c to $1.50 Handkerchiefs 15c-75c aac ed de ce abae Unlined Gloves at per Fancy Silk Sox, at per pair $1.50 to $4.50 par $1.00 to $1.5? Silk Scarfs 2.25 to 4.05 TERS, ARM COME TO US ¢ Men's Broadcloth Bhirts, all siars, all $1 a5 N FOR A CHOICE AT THE RIGHT PRICE ‘CHAPMAN BROS. Phone 71 - AMl Goods Are Neatly Packed. In Chapyaan Bros.” Special -Christmas Roxes. _ coarse, at Fancy reste Pajac mas, $2.50 to Fancy saeetine ai a All Prices BRACES, GAR- SUITS, OVERCOATS ‘ LISTOWEL ee | Deat Sant —_ In some homes, special little cakes tor Christmas are an established cus- tom. If there fs a Swedish grand- mt ace, she - be ‘busy dor weeks before Christmas with her cooking. If one can find a Danish friend somewhere, one can learn to make delicious Danish pas- try. From the French one can re- eelve instructions in making - the dainty little cakes that ere “made in ance, | always wanted to know what Petit Fours were. See if they sound 6 small circles of sponge cake, hungry just to Usten to the recipe. Here's A Pleasing Change That’a a-eample of French cakes, A French menu for a meal would offer a pleasant change from the ac- cepted roast turkey and cranberries that is eo typically American. The main dish in this menu—Chicken Souffle—might de a little less ox- pensive to serve, with turkey usually so high-priced around the holidays. Here Is the menu: Cream o souffle, hallbut steak gaute, hea of lettuce chocolate charlotte, cheese—coffee. Chicken Souffle Recipe one and a half cupsful of cold chick- en, l ¢ rice, 2 2 the chicken cut in small 1 pleces, to the rice while ‘ with butter and salt and chicken Add well-beaten egg yolks,, then stiffly beaten whites. Bake in glass dish until the top is nicely browned. Th course may have to be changed to whatever can be bought at the time.+* The salad .course, too, should be left to the hostess’ dis- cretion. Chocolate charlotte made in a pmold, then turned out and decorat- ed with whip cream, will look more like Christmas, with holly atop its mound, and a small Santa guard ft, This*would be served on a puff paste in France—but it does gravy, For chicken gouffle, you will need | very nicely without it. Chocolate You make chocolate charlotte with spoons © Whip the cream, sweeten and add vanilla. Disso with cold water, Bet In pan of hot water to melt. Add to this the chocolate. C 1, pan of ice water gelatin gradually. When it begins to stiffen, pour in mold. Use whipped cream and holly to eH it, when serving. A ish Christmas menu fs dis- tine individual. It starts with a cold fruit soup—certainly that has a foreign sound, hasn’ eds Here is a suggestion for a men Iep cold = fruit stab, crontons, Wienerschnitrel—mashed potatoes, carrot putiding, prteron apple merin- gue, coffee, pepper It's A Sw sack ‘Cake Tf the last “Pepperkorn’ is not spelled right, any Swedish housewife will know a meant—little eakes that are eo portant a fea- ture of Swedish holiday celebra- Ons. t Since space is limited the recipes for the main dishes, only, will be given. Cold Fruit Soup pints of water, 2 cups orange juice, 2 tablespoong potato starch, 1 cup sugar, 2 oranges. _Bring the water and juice to a boil and aid ve the starch ture. . Add the two oranges sliced thin, and let cool, rve with whipped cream and croutons of fresh bread, fried golden brown in Dutter. Wienerschnitzel (Breaded veel patties) Two pounds of veal steak, 3 tablespoons salt, 2 cups water, 1 cup grated ‘bread crumbs, 2 table- spoons of flour, 18 small boned an- chovies, 1 lemon sliced, 2 table- Wipe the meat with Cut into patties 3 spoons capers. a hot cloth. inches square and pound. Mix the- salt and water, ner meat In and dry on a towel. Roll in and fry in butter, both sides. Place the gravy by a to the frying pan. Pour the gravy over the paett t slice of lemon, 2 halves o ovy: and add a few capers. Garnish the. platter with mashed potatoes. , Two small bunches of carrots, two eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon salt, tablespoo fresh carrots, iy and . and melted butter. Butter a baking dish and line with crumbs. lace the mixture in this and put ina mod- erate oven. Cook until thoroughly set‘and crumbé are brown Apple Motinges 12 to 15 apples, one vet a half cups sugar, one and a half table- spoons of butter, half a eee juice and rind, 3 egg whites, 6 tablespoons of- sugar, half cup almonds. Pare apples, cut in elghths and remove cores. lace apples in’pan over the fire, adding butter, sugar, lemon ag Bare rind. at slowly unt!l-apples are soft. - Beat ege whites stiff be gradually. n strips and stick in eges. Bake in 4) moderate oven wot et ‘brown- ed. Serve with o Va Aig The Menu With these unusual and tempting dishes, from other countries, you can vary Chr menu. ‘With you have such, your bn will call your “name /blessed. for tradi- tion, you can alwaye a one, If, Yor instance, you are a ry be- ginning your career ae And there is a dintinet Fog boas in « . € a tradition— Ait range as you please, while that are i foma—~well Herewith Mors ined eat wishes for your Christmas F00k Santa's Letter-Box R. No. 1. Gowanstown: > R, Dear Santea— Please bring mama a tablecloth. And Edwin a pair of skates. And jimmie a par «of overalls. . And Gladys a doll..And me a pair of skates. And margarette a pair of Spelt And Edgar a car and 6a bicycle and please remember all “the ttle boys and girls who have no mamas and no toy “trom D. B. . s Dear Santa Claus Will. you pleare bring Grandma something nice and Aunt. Mamie, too. Please bring Mumma a nice tray and Daddy some Sunday socks and Agnes a nice h orig a brooch and the boys some skates and please bring me a dolls bed and Bruce a searf so he does get cold, I am aix year old. Please be sure and pe on Christmas. Please be sure to and see Aunt Hatty ana Tom as ane sent ue a big par- With all my love from G. R. » Ld] Dear 1 ae “ty Tittle boy. but I love you, will you bring me something for our tree and a doll and a teddy ken atid a bicycle and something for everybody. Love rom B. R. Dear Santa Chala. ashe Tam glad.ysu are coming to Lis- towel and hope I can come and sao you. I want: a. pair of skates for myself and q table cloth for mamma and daddy a new purse. Please a baby doll for Giady a box of note paper for Aunt Mamie Want a wagon Iike Doris’s for us all. With dear love from J. R. R. R. No, 1 Listowel. * . * + R, No. 1,. Listowel please bring me a purse, if you come slong ne soo Hine of wallace, bring ir of skates and Doris ral ‘a ot Sandkerchiets, And please ria Agnes @ pair of aiik stockinr:. d°Grandma a ‘brooch, aes mama a = tabte cloth, with love ftom E. R. ondieite,: Ont. (3, 19p8. & ‘Claus, Thi eller i golng to bo. shor sweet want fi ie hop Ken r kiddie-car with paddlea on it ae Gowanstown, R. R. Dec. 8/28 Dear Santa Claus— Would you please bring me a set of blocks, some games, come toys for neth, a pair of-rubber boots, a! for- some candies and a boat, From E. G,/ Kenneth, Please bring me this Christmas a gr truck, tinker toys, airplane and; toy roadster ‘and a little wagon for my little brother Joe, to} see you last Saturday and thought; you were well. have been qa g20d boy. I would like for you to bring me a lumber jacket, set of boxing gloves and a 20d story boo, Anta, you vvere good to: me. last year. I am seven years old. Live in the country R, J. P. * * e. Dear Santa: . I will not ask for more than two things for they are 6o big. 1H you get Me @ saxaphone? I have been wanting oné-for nearly a year and I want a two wheeled bike and want « girl's brother wants a toy fire truck. Muther eays my litle brother and I have been goo Your friend, A. L. L. Dear Santa ‘elas. 8: I want a ring with my birthstone In ft. My birthstone is sapphire. I want a pair of -house slippers and anything else you want to bring me. —. be sure and don't forget the poor little beys and girls, We tre going to have a Christmas tree for you to put the things on. I some embroidery floss. My little ‘brother, Marshall, two years old, wants an automobile and wagon. Love to you, Santa Claus. Your doving: irjend, Vv. N, ears Santa Ctau us: T have been meking good grades at int ol-and I help my Daddy. Mother says Iam a fine boy. Woald you please bring. me an electric train and a pop gun? I am- eight yeans cld- ani -I have a. sister two years. old. She wants you to bring her aq doll and .a. ifttle peaKieat suite. I would ke to have more but Iam afraid other little bof and iris might not Pav anything so I am not.going to ask for Won't you please trp to take every + g00d boy Ee girl something © for Chr’ stmas : Respectfully yours, M. Hy, ° « | It's Dear Santa. never going to come and/| almost froze waiting for you. THe) candy was good Good bye. i a. BR! * = CJ i Dear Santa Claus: ow are you? Hope you are much. -manpufacturl HOT MINCE PIE Mother’s bonght her. meat and cur- ra he has got the apples, too, ‘Plus a me of boiled-down cider Can't you guess what she will do? bioag' She at the bake-board mix- = tard and flour for the crust; for pies, or I’m # sinner— Mince pes, osh know “bust Vil | Sure, they always were my weakness, And they are my weakness how; Those mince ples that mofher mixes, aba-of jusciousness, and how! a 8 inch or go in thickness, © m the oven piping hot! | icone son of @ treat-to beat it! bao eg hate aol know there's | Ma'e not stingy with her servings ! Likes to see you eat:your fill: Every plece that Kin consume One more credit to her skill. Eat a whole one—It won't hurt you: When it's gone you'll heave a sigh, And ean tell the world, ‘f called on Who can make the best mince pie. “Hurry. mother! Can't I telp you? Stone the raisins? Cut the peel’ Light the stove or stir the filiing— won't any of it eteal!’’ That's the think T like ‘bout Christ- Others for their choice may sigh. But for me—just.one more alice of Mother's luscious hét mince pic! Bighteen Million Cans Of Soup In Week Who is the better ualified to judge of the value of advertising- the small, erchant who never advertised and Teterore from athe ber! “of his experience says “adve ng doesn’t pay,” or the president 4 ath ihe Campbell Soup Company wha. spea =o ghee “In gy the output Or the. Ca bell Sou Com a sdb 000 Now—18 090,000" cis are pro duced in one ae 1898 Fi expense for yale. Wer 7% per » and for artist ng 14 per cent pa the geil n price, / -“Now-—the cost for saleamen 2% per cant and for Wéiertainc lr than 3 per cent, peosiane €: stotal se! ing cost of or 2% ; cent legs. ia it oat: ter iaican: " alone in : “The advertised — ee for Can bell’s Rona ig ty ; = a ig for. tie entire 4 % : a ral scan balsa a le those ~~ cr la? tee : at, eee : chica Pe i: