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Â¥4 â€"__ Plum Radding.â€"One cupful finely â€" chopped beef suet, two cupfuls fine _ breadcrumbs, one cupful sugar, one cupful seeded raisins, one cupful well washed currants, cup of chopâ€" â€" ped blanched almonds, half cupful of citron sliced thin, one teaspoonâ€" . _ ful of salt, one of cloves, two of cinâ€" â€"â€" pramon, half a grated nutmeg, four ~*woll heaten eggs ; dissolve one teaâ€" â€" spoonful of soda in a tablespoonful _ of warm water; flour fruit thorâ€" oughly from pint of flour, then mix remainder as follows: In large _ bowl put the well beaten eggs, suâ€" %‘ gar, spices, and salt in one cupful â€" ‘of milk, stir in fruit, chopped nuts, mibreadcrumbs, and suet, putting in .oda. last ; add enough flour to make Sfruit stick together, which will take ~ »all of the pint. Boil or steam four _ _ hours. Serve with wine or brandy or any well flayored sauce. Holiday Pudding. â€" One cup of chopped suet, one cup of molasses, â€" one cup sugar, one cup sour milk, one teaspoonful sods dissolved in a little hot water, three cups flour, { one pinch salt, one cup raisins chopped cosarse, one cup cach of â€" chopped figs and walnuts makes a _ very rich pudding when added to batter. Also, for variety, a cupful of chopped citron may be used. _ Steam three hours. Serve warm with vanilla or any prefemble' sauce. This pudding can be made . feveral days before wanted and reâ€" mt ed and is as delicious as when wri;,mma-de. Can be resteamed for â€" several meals for small family. _ BSteam in steamer in pan large enough to allow for pudding to rise. Green and White Salad.â€"One can ineapple sliced, oneâ€"half pound fia&ag& grapes, one stalk small celâ€" ery, oneâ€"quarter pourd blanched gmx)nd& Cut pine apple into small eubes, celery into small pieces ; skin grapes and cut in halvyes. Putb pineâ€" apple and grapes into juice of two yises and one lemon and put on elve hours. Drain in colanâ€" & ut almonds and celery into fwater.. Drain in colander. Cut lery with silver knife. Dressing : meâ€"quarter cup sream, whipped ; o tablespoonfuls lemon juice, one ablespoonful sugar, paprika. Serve p% lettuce hearts. _ Frait Salad.â€"Three medium sized Apples cut fine, four stalks of celery qut fine, two bananas sliced, one gupful English walnuts chopped ge,'a pinch of salt, and one teaâ€" spoonful of sugar. Serve with may qunaise dressing. Apple Salad.â€"Use red skinned #pples and allow one large apple to each person to be served.. Cut a wice from the stem end of each apâ€" ple and scoop out the centres : plmeJ Â¥he appla shells in cold_ water do \_â€" Homemade Mints.â€" Make a fonâ€" _ dant of two‘ cups sugar, oneâ€"half _ cup clear syrup, oneâ€"half cup water. _ Boil to a soft ball stage, partly cool, then beat till cold. Melt unâ€" _ til it will run from a spoon a small rtion at a time in a cup set in * fzi]ing water. _ Color with fruit ~â€"coloring and flavor the white with ‘speppermint, the pink or other colâ€" Cors with wintergreen. Drop small :spoonfuls on paraffin paper and let _"harden. . With a little practice one ‘make them of equal size. These re superior to the ones sold in ‘‘ monfectionries and can be made for ‘m few cents & pound. English Plum Pudding.â€"One tea <«<up sweet milk, one tea cup sugar, three well beaten eggs, two pounds sliced raisins, one and oneâ€"half pounds finely chopped suet, flour epough to make a stiff batter. Tis loosely in scalded and well floured pudding cloth, boil five hours in plenty of water ; keep water boiling wl the time. Use any prepared sauce that is not too rich. EBotowosovomoronemomovezsorernonovnosnocemommonoceoranemne 78 KFor Christmas Binner. prevent them turning dark, Throw i C@ramberries.â€"Remove all leavyes *Y27 all the seeds,l taking the cenâ€" from one quart of berries, wash and | ters from tgi spplcs oud. caf t'h“; add juico of one lemon, four tart PWP in sma‘l pleces; add equal @pples sliced thin. three or, four | 4M°42tS of chopped cfle‘]e‘ry and sticks of cinnamon, oneâ€"half cup of chopped rfluts; mux" with equal water and two and oneâ€"half cups ax;lnpunt{s of salad _ dressing and \bf sugar. Boil slowly twenty minâ€"| TMDPD®d cream. . Remove apples tBtes, from water and wipe dry ; fill with t Orange Parfait. â€" Dissolve one mixture. Garnish salad plates and heaping teaspoonful powdered gclaâ€" place a filled apple on each plate, in in oneâ€"half cup of boiling water, pour a teaspoonful of d.rersnmg over ‘add one cup sugar and one pint of each apple,.a‘ud serve immediately, weream whipped stiff and stir until |°" apples will turn dark, it begins to thicken, then add one glassful of orange marmalade and ne teaspoonful orange flower waâ€" Cakes. | VPa'ck in ice and salt and let| white Prait Cake.â€"Two cups of for three hours. Delicious to sugar rifted three times, threeâ€" rith a C‘hl.'xs-tmas dinner. quarters oup of butter. Work butâ€" y Dressing.â€" Threeâ€"fourths |{er and sugar to a cream and add butter, six eggs, one tableâ€" \oneâ€"half cupful of milk filled up R | sugar, one cup currants; |with water, three and oneâ€"half cups p sultana raising, oneâ€"qU&Arâ€" |of flour, two teagpoonfuls of baking p ecitron cut into small pieces, powder, sifted fthres times. Stir Po salt, wineglass of sherry O |thoroughly and add the beaten PCY : five or six pieces Dutth |whites of five efgs. Flavor withi § or dry bread grated fine. Stit \slmond. â€" Filling: Grind aneâ€"half he butter and eggs to a cream, add eup each of raisinx, figs, citron and. lkne sugar and salt. Just before English walnuts, add some ground. flltgg it into the turkeay breast add pineapple, a little of the juice. Boil. the bread erumbs and whites Of |iwo cups of sugar until it threads, eggs beaten well to a froth, then \and pour on tho unbeaten whites of ourrants, raisins, and citron, laStly | qo eggs; beat until quite thick, bhe sherry. Bhaon ardd tha fmts sls all> Lnes. ;;e/m'\"/.vj wool d eltats Mels utA ib iep UAai sA 2A 3. Cbal ditiadintivli it s dintc is t lt o diaihcte eA n ns f & ] CHRISTMAS COOKI . ) ?@@MW@@@@%@WM@&@%%%%@@WW@W@% Puddines. Salads. cups sugar, one cup corn syrup, oneâ€"half cup water. Part 2: Twoâ€" thirds cup sugar, oneâ€"third cup of water. Boil part 1 without stirring until brittle when dropped in waâ€" ter. Boil part 2 until a soft ball can be formed. Beat the whites of three eggs. Pour part 2 into eggs, then add part 3, beating all the time. Add oneâ€"half pound Engâ€" lish walnuts, some candied cherries ar<l pineapple. Flayor with vanilla. ' Delicions Fudge.â€"T‘wo cupfuls of granulated sugar, one cupful milk, \two heaping tablespoonfuls cocoa, and a small piece of butter. Cook until it will form a soft ball in cold water. While the fudge is cooking beat the white of one egg stiff. Take the fudge from the stove when done and stir in the ogg, beatingâ€" the mixture until smooth and until it begins to thicken somewhat. Then stir in oneâ€"half cupful black walâ€" nut meats and pour into a buttered tin. â€"When cool cut into squares and serve. The white of the etg keeps the fudge from drying out, and it may be kept for some time without becoming bhard and brittle. Individual Pumpkin Pie.â€"Mix toâ€" gether one and oneâ€"half cupfuls of dry cooked pumpkin, oneâ€"half cupâ€" ful of sugar, one cupful of milk, two wellâ€"beaten eggs, two. tableâ€" spoonfuls of molasses,, two tableâ€" spoonfuls of melted butter, oneâ€"half teaspoonful of allspice, oneâ€"half teaspoonful of cinnamon, and a little salt. Pour into small pastry lined ting and bake a nice golden brown. Pumpkin Chips.â€"Pumpkin chips are quite anovelty, Select a deep colored pumpkin, peel, and. slhce thin ; to each pound of chips add a pound of sugar and a gill of lemon juice, with the grated lemon. rind ; stir well and let stand over night ; cook slowly until tender ; then skim the chips out, let them stand two days to get firm, then put them in a jar with just enough syrup to keep them moist. These are often taken for an expenisive imported preâ€" serve. No one recognizes the pleâ€" beian pumpkin. Spices may be added if liked: Christmas Confection. â€" A new Christmas confection, delicious and quickly made, is made by cutting rich fruit cake thinly and dipping squares, triangles, or circles in melted sweet chocolate, This bonâ€" bon is a delightful "‘find‘‘ in the Christmas box. Royal Fruit Cake.â€"This is a large recipe, imaking three loaves. Can be kept fbr a year or longer. Five cupfuls of flour, one and oneâ€"half cupfuls each of sugar and butter, oneâ€"half a cupful of milk, one cupâ€" ful of molasses, one teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls each of allâ€" spice and cloves, two tablespoonfuls of cinnamon, five eggs, one nutmeg, two pounds of raisins, three pounds of currants, one and oneâ€"half pounds of vitron; bake awbout one hour or longer in a slow oven. Cakes. White Fruit Cake.â€"Two cups of sugar rifted three times, threeâ€" quarters oup of butter. Work butâ€" ter and sugar to a cream and add oneâ€"half cupful of milk filled up with water, three and oneâ€"half cups of flour, two teagpoonfuls of baking powder, sifbed fhree times. Stir thoroughly and. add the beaten whites of five eytgs. Flavor with almond. Filling:; Grind oneâ€"half eup each of raising, figs, citron and English walouts, add some ground pineapple, a little of the juice. Boil two cups of sugar until it threads, and pour on the unbeaten whites of two eggs; beat until quite thick, then add the fruit; stir all togeâ€" ther ; in between layers and on to cover with the halves of Engl‘isfi walnuts. Delicious, \ Opera Creams.â€"Part 1: Three Pumpkin for Christmas. Candies. WILL FATHER BE SURPRISED CHRISTMAS? YOU BET HE WILL! Anise Drop Cakes.â€"Four eggs, â€"are here eng threeâ€"quarters of a pound of pastry making toys. flour, threeâ€"quarters of a pound of Christmas is n powdered sugar, ons teaspoonful of ed than in Ge fine anise seed. To make these litâ€" of Christmasâ€"t tle cakes successfully have flour and old Scrooge‘s sugar weighed accurately, then sift Unfortunately, flour three times, sift sugar once, | Sonneberg are then add to unbeaten eggs, and their work. A beat steadily for oneâ€"half hour(this working sixtee is important, as the success deâ€"‘ not earn more pends on the thorough beating). tween them, w Now add the flour and blend well; hibition there have ready a waxed sheet on which neberg toys m the anise seed has been sprinkled ; four cents anâ€" Anise Pretzels.â€"Add one teaâ€" spoonful of fine anise seed to dough and before shaping sprinkle the rolled dough with _ granulated sugar. P 6 (Aemalr® e s m i; Bd c in ts mc chetiaighi n ind L arniridan Almond Pretzels.â€"After forming at any other time. If Germany‘s the pretzels brush with beaten yolk boast be trus, nineâ€"tenths of the of egg and strew chopped almonds soldiers commanded by youthful and sugar over them. \Kitcheners and Robertses are supâ€"~ Cinnamon Pretzels.â€"After formâ€"| plied by her, while some four milâ€" ing brush with butter, sugar, and lion dolls emigrate annually from cinnuamon. }the Fatherland to British nurseries. Anise Pretzels.â€"Add one teaâ€" The little town of Sonncberg, in spoonful of fine anise seed to dough | the Duchy of Saxeâ€"Meiningen, is and before shaping sprinkle the the huge toyshop where most of rolled dough with granulated these are, made. Thousands of sugar. ipeopleâ€"~men, women, and children Anise Drop Cakes.â€"Four eggs, â€"are here engaged in devising and threeâ€"quarters of a pound of pastry making toys. Indeed, the spirit of flour, threeâ€"quarters of a pound of Christmas is nowhere more cherishâ€" powdered sugar, one teaspoonful of ed than in Germany, whose foresis fine anise seed. To make these litâ€"‘ of Christmasâ€"trees would make even! tle cakes successfully have flour and old Scrooge‘s imagination sparkle Z, sugar weighed accurately, then sift Unfortunately, the toyâ€"makers of Thess pretzels can be made up different ways, as, follows : _ Christmas Pretzels.â€" Twoâ€"thirds of a cupful of butter, oneâ€"half cupâ€" ful of granulated sugar, two eggs, three cupfuls of pastry flour. Cream butter, sugar, and eggs unâ€" til all is light and creamy, then add the flour and knead until smooth ; cover over and let stand two hours in a cool place. To form pretzels take up a small plece of dough, roll as thick as a pencil and about seven inches long, bring the ends around to centre of roll, cross them, and press ends firmly against the rounding part, thus forming two rings. Almond Wreaths. â€" Four eggs, twoâ€"thirds cupful of granulated sugar, two ounces of grated.chocoâ€" late (sweet and bitter equal parts), threeâ€"quarters of a pound of ground almonds, run through food chopâ€" per,. Cream eggs and sugar for fifteen minutes, add chocolate, then nuts; when well mixed form into rings by running through a pastry bag and tube, with an openâ€" ing the size of a small finger ; if you have no tube make a cone of heavy writing paper waxed with paraffin. The main requisites for making small cakes are a good variety of cutters, several kinds of colored sugar such as confectioners use, a pastry bag and tubes (for this stiff cones of paper may be used), severâ€" al large, flat tings to bake on, and some parafiin for waxing the same, as greasing scorches the delicate texture and causes the light cakes to run. General rules for baking areo: Use moderate heat and watch cakes carefully, as rapid baking makes them hard and unsightly ;. never bake more than one variety at the same time, and as soon as done reâ€" move cakes carefully from tin and lay on sheets of paper to cool, be:â€" ing careful to keep them separate so they will retain their shape. When cakes are cool place in tin pails or boxes with close fitting covers. This keeps them soft and palatable for an indefinite time. To the uninitiated the baking of genuine German Christmas cakes and confections seems to require more than ordinary. skill, so wonâ€" derfully are they fashioned. Howâ€" ever, by following the simple direcâ€" tions and adopting a few tricks of the trade here ‘set forth any one can produce wonders and seon rival the high class confections at but & nominal cost. Furthermore, the work is most interesting and can be shared by the children, who soon become proficient in cutting and deâ€" corating. CRRMANX CHRISTMAS CAKES ‘Twas Christmas Morn; and little Joan, too tenge for idle talking, Sat crossâ€"legged by the chimneypiece to loot her Christmas stocking; Out came things bought through Elders‘ Thoughtâ€"Joan‘s dream of dreams ungranted| With irembling lip, she smiled and said, "EXACLY WHAT I WANTED!" May YOU fake from your chimneypiece, encased in finest clocking, The dearest thing your Dream has seen in that same Christmas stocking; But if the Elder Thought hath left this Dream of Dreams ungranted, May YOU, like Joan, make what you get, EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED, Mastuntont Combmaichn.omrvatinaris (?f/"(‘f,‘e.-’;"‘:-\::*':\-fi.::*‘r:-*";‘;w}i; Aomammafto ie e seoternene Roco y R k L’G‘#fl:‘? E\”‘hfif‘"} "‘t'?,{k:w, w ‘;f;}& mt t momponceent â€" Strsy. c stt sg S Sas \Ԥ. <Phs i Nemto y teatacaieâ€"s. “%E&s\@ ?E&fi\\i%%\\ @&3«&% & in | _ The term ‘‘Made in Germany‘" is ‘more prevalent at Christmas than _at any other time. If Germany‘s boast be true, nineâ€"tenths of the soldiers commanded by youthful !Kitcheners and Robertses are supâ€" Sonneberg are vaery poorly paid for their work. A man and his family, working sixteen hours a day, may not earn more than $2.50 a week beâ€" tween them, while at a recent exâ€" hibition there were displayed Sonâ€" neberg toys made at the rate of four cents an hour. snn tss oae. Rich White Cookiecs.â€"These can be cut with fancy cutters and ornaâ€" mented with colored sugar, icing, or chopped nuts. One cupful of butâ€" ter, one cupful of sugar, two eggs, four cupfuls of sifted pastry flour, one teaspoonful of any desired flayâ€" jofing. Cream butter, sugar and ‘egos until light, then add_ flour, knead well, and roll, using flour ‘sparingly while rollingâ€"just enough [to keep from stickingâ€"roll about |oneâ€"half of an inch thick, and cut | with cutlers well dipped in flour. Yolk Rings. â€" Grated yolks of three hard boiled eggs, one raw yolk, oneâ€"half cupful of butter, oneâ€" half eupful of sugar, two cupfuls of sifted pastry flour, oneâ€"halft teaâ€" spoonful of lemon extract, a dash of nutmeg or mace. Cream butter, yolks, and sugar until a light creamy mass; add other ingrediâ€" ents, knead well, roll oneâ€"quarter inch thick, and cut with a doughâ€" nut cutter to form rings. When all are cut brush with well beaten egg, sprinkle with sugar, and bake in moderate oven until_ & golden brown. Where Christmas Toys are Made Brown Lebkuchen.â€"Ounse and onsâ€" half cupfuls of rich golden drip syrup, eneâ€"half cupful of good moâ€" lasses, oneâ€"half cupful of lard, oneâ€" half cupful of sour milk, one teaâ€" spooni{ul of soda, oneâ€"half teaspoonâ€" ful each of ground cinnamen, allâ€" spice, and cloves, oneâ€"half teaâ€" spoonful of crushed aniss seed, and oneâ€"auarter cupful of chopped alâ€" monds, four â€" cupfuls of bread (spring wheat) flour. . Heat syrup and molasses with lard until all is melted; let cool; then add sour milk, gift soda and spices into flour, stir this in, then let stand in cool plate at least several days, a week or two is still better, as the dough improves from ripening. â€" When ready to bake roll oneâ€"half inch thick, then cut with small oblong cutter (a emall cocoa can is nice), brush each cake with a little white of egg, and press a halved blanched almond in centre. Bake slowly or they get hard. now take a toaspoon and a cupful of cold water, dip the spoon into the water, then take up a rounded spoonful of the mixturo and drop onto the tin about two inches apart, making the rounds as even as posâ€" sible. Let them stand over night (about twelye hours), then bake in a slow oven. While. baking these cakes raise much, having the apâ€" pearance of being frosted, and must be baked a light yellow ; if the edges look too uneven : atbt bottem you can trim them with a pair of shears as soon as you take each one up. wals ipar s e atviasceue ts on doac id onl @i‘;»» t3 s %W&'R\”? x$ 5’%5 [ § 4st q B ty t &#3 3 < 7 g 8 B 7 Sp% §§,§Q§¢M,w=m§:f. :;e yc twregiyt tsscfi ctmaltt Mild, He lays His glory by ; Born that man no more may die; Born to raise the sons of earth ; Born to give them second birth. i'(,‘ome, desire of nations, come, Fix in us Thy humble home ; |\Rise, the woman‘s conquering Seed jBruise in us the serpent‘s head. y ies o Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newâ€"born King ; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled." Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies: With the angelie host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Children‘s parties are apt to be spoiled for the elder children if too many little ones are invited. If you cannot have two parties, invite! the little ones from 3.30 or 4 to 6, and the older children from 5 to 10. " By having tea at five, you will not | increase the work, and each set of| children will enjoy itself to the full. , A wheelbarrow full of presents distributed by Father Christmas is quite a change from a tree, and can be had where a tree is not possible. Cover the barrow with white paâ€" per, and sprinkle Epsom salts over it for frost, and then put in your parcels neatly packed up. When snow falls, do not keep children indoors if they are strong and well. Let them enjoy snowâ€" balling and tobogganing, only beâ€" ing careful that they do not stand awbout in wet things. Dry stockâ€" ings and shoes will counteract any ill effects of snow. Keep children amused if you want them to be happy. Little girls alâ€" ways love housework, so give them some little regular dusting to do, or perhaps the silver to keep polâ€" ished. In this way much useful work may be taught. The Christmas tree often entails a greatâ€"dealâ€"of work for the busy mother. For a change, let the elâ€" der children manage it entirely themselyes. They will enjoy the fun, and will be well amused at the same time. When arranging. presents, take trouble in their packing. Tis them with brightlyâ€"colored ribbon which in a cheap quality costs very little. Pretty labels with a wreath of holly give a very dainty appearance to the gifts. Bultanas for the pudding.â€"Place the fruit in a colored cloth. Tie the ends of the cloth ‘and shake about well for a few minutes, when the stalks will be found to have fallon off and the fruit will be perâ€" fectly clean. When buying presents, give time to the selection, and see that what you get will be what your friends will like. Go to the shops early in the day, before they are crowded, so that you may shop in comfort. At children‘s parties have an earâ€" ly supper. It is better for the childâ€" ren, and, besides this, the fun al: ways seems to increasoe aiter supâ€" per. The crackers break down any shyness there may be. R Children get so tired with Christâ€" mas festivities that it is well to get them to take a midâ€"day rest. The promise of sitting up later will often induce children to He down in the afternoon. Bhopping is generally a great pleasure to children, boys and girls alike. Let them do the shopping for the house and they will save moâ€" ther much time. When serving the plum pudding the cook should allow three hours for reboiling it, and take great care that the pot never once goes off the boil. Cotton wool, from its highly flammable nature, should not used at all by children, or grownâ€"ups at children‘s parties OH MYHVSBAND wics 4Â¥ST LOYE iT AND IT WILL BE SUV4A A SUAPAISEâ€"TLL TAKE IT AKD You CA N CHAAGE i? Tp H1m The Herald Angels Holiday Hints, inâ€" be by pear.. And the little children in Spain substitute their shoes : for their stockings, hanging these on the trees, or hiding them in the bushes, on Christmas Eve, to find them â€"crammed avith fruit sweets in the morning. fl in each houscehold are treasured reâ€" productions in pasteboard and cork |of the manger at Bethlehem. Each (one of these is called a nacimento, and around it the family assemble 'un Christmas Day, when candles are lighted, and the children sing villancicosâ€"that is, carols in coupâ€" lets. Christmas in Spain is, of course, not called Christmas at all, but spoken of as the Feasts of Noel, which last from December 23rd in the Old Year to January 6th in the New Year. On the firstâ€"named date there is fierce excitement all over Spain, for on that day everyonse draws for the Christmas National Lottery. _Shops are closed, and men, women â€"and children throng the streets, perusing their newsâ€" papers. which publish the results of the lottery as quickly as they apâ€" | No Christmas trees nor mistleto®e nor holly are to be found in Spain at Christmasâ€"time. In their place | . On Christmas all amusement places in England are closed and |no public demonstrations ‘ of any kind _ are permitted, "everything !being done at the family hearth.‘"‘ | But on the following day, known as i“Boxing Day,"‘ theatres reâ€"open, usually showing pantomimes of old. ‘child stories as ‘"Dick Whitington; and His Cat," "Cinderella," and !“Bluebea-mi.” It is called boxing ;da,y because of the custom of givrâ€" ing Christmas boxes or tips to serâ€" vants. The King and Queen repair to Sandringham on this day to obâ€". serve the traditions of oldâ€"fashionâ€"‘ ed Christmas by being served a banquet consisting of a boar‘s head. beef, and a gigantic plum pudding. . The boar‘s head is usualâ€" ly a present from the German Kaiâ€" ser, and when presented before the King on a silver dish, all present sing a carol about the King‘s boar‘s head and praying that all be merry. The peasants of Italy usually play sweet melodies before images of the Virgin and Child, and though they never beg, passersby who are ‘wellâ€"toâ€"do usually give them food and money. French people have a legend that ‘Jean Noel""‘ is heard singing in the mountains about Â¥uletide and that he goes among the poor people in various ‘dirguises. _ Where he is well received he leaves happy re, membrances of his visit. Tihe Aifbfla ones place their shoes where he drep things in. As in other oofxaxi tries, the bad boys and girls find whips in their shoes instead of good thingsâ€"that is, if there are any bad children. i "‘Stop in bed at Ubristmas and put on fine clothes at Easter,"‘ is a Greck saying which explains much of the (Gireek manner in celebrating Christmas as they make more of & carnival on the latter event, The Julian calendar is used in that country, which makes their Christâ€" mas, January 7, and there it lasts for twelve days until Epiphany. The weather in that part of the world is usually bleak and the superstitious ones believe that hobgoblins are out in the bad weather, which someâ€" what dampens the joyousness of the event. At about sunset of Christmas Eve, in Russia, the pessants form processions at the head of which, on & tall pole, is borne the "Star of Bethlehem.‘‘ They march to the homes of the nobles of high officials of the neighhborhood and sing carols unrder the mansion windows untll mopsey is tossed to them. Later at night is . the masqueradeo whenp merrymakers appear in costumes representing domestic animals in memory of Ohrist‘s humble binthâ€" place. Bupper is served on tables littered with straw, the Ohristmes trees are lighted and presents exâ€" changed . m & Banta Claus originated in Holâ€" land, but very soon made his way sground the world, though in that land St. Nick drives a white horse and Christmas is observed as in very ancient days on December G instead of December 25. The ohil« dren put out their wooden shoes on the ~eveming before, flled with straw and onats for the horso,. In exchange, a good child gets fine presents while the naughty ones are supposed to find rods in theirs. Shooes Supplant Stockings in Holâ€" landâ€"Grecks Stay in Bed. In Germany, festivities begin the day before Christmas and last until New Years and mapy af the obâ€" serve«d Christmas custome originatâ€" ed in the land of the Feuton, L was these people who first decoratft ed evergreen treee with tinsel, on naments and presents for childrerq 1t is cusbomary for a Gorman famâ€" ily to gather on Ohristmas . Evo about the candleâ€"lit tree and sing hymas, after which a certain kind: of spice cake is caten. Then Sapta appears and gives each person tho intended gift. After this a supper is served and of course the nexh day everyons goes to ohurch and later enjoys a roast gooss «inner. UHRISTMAS IN MAXNY L4XKP3. When Spain Makes Merry.