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. -'.. -3 " A good way to "break the ice" a; this party would be to hold d “Cong test d Spices" first. Appoint a Judge to keep the more. He an " a table.' on which no armntted six or non numbered enveiopes etch combining a: different spice. The players an par; vided with papa and until. each, mper having a column of lumber; vorn-sponéing to than.» Sh up: velopes " payer m‘ on his paper. dppmches the' ‘mby who”: (but my sets.) “can“ Bring milk in mat-emu ntmoat to boil; ndd butter and tehrwtT stir in thickening (which he. boon mind with cocoa); nad Mr and sugar. Bring just to boil I moment; move and add ,mnma. Two ounce: butter, 2% pints milk, 2 heaping wbtespoons sifted white ttour, 1 heaping tablespoon grated mean tor ehoeoUte), 1 ounce mud emu-mud ginger. 1 tablespoon un- ilIn extract. sugar (to suit Mo). (Not---To - Vino]. pudding boil tth been.) an handlents we'd; mould into round lbnpe. Having boiled % yard of new muslin (unbleached) ton nthr. utes, wring out. spread on tabte; sift ”our t..ttt inch deep and 14 fnehes in (humour in centre of cloth; Wit mold; "ther up edges of cloth tight- h and evenly (ti-{owing for pudding with. . little) and tie with %-ineh. wib strip of muslin in u 'dipknot. "in deep pot of boiling Inter. and bod? for four hours briskly: keep cov- ad with mm all the time. AA); old pha- in bottom of tho pot will prevent puddin from .tieking a: bottom of Pot 1 elatrombr. Hm'n the recipe ttte Scotch Pium Pudding. (for 20): One pound “(I minim, 1 pound eurranta, 1 pound diced wet, t poundl "anoint! sum, 1% have: bmd-’ rrumu, 'a pint milk (enough to moie ten m "bind"), 4 ounces muted, om poet, 2 ounces gated lemon; pad, t pint stfted white flour (enough' to "bhtd"t. 2 ounces chopped fhm, tr, eggs (wdl baton), l tempoon (heap-Z hurt ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon, (level) pound cloves, 1 tnblupoon v-n'blla cm. i sew. n aCiiaiiavua. iiiitrope in rotation, and write. his gun In either any “My. " seven, pre- on his paper. When all have one this. ced'mttho or u fen, {ozlow.,the Judge collects the papers and ing It, 'ttHgel,'l; of the fairy and‘ mm . who of m m stuck to: her pudding can ti-thor-Kam,?' doves to the pkyor having the delightful and cumming. 'keonest nose» No my" is allowed Tho suggested deeomitions are nctlmore than three Ilium: to summing Yasmin» ttt of m- 'trmnge, and the envelopes. , vou cm In the hostess to give a , MUN-em kind of Christmas party‘ PM?! '00me I"""" BEE. that my: be quite " enfoyab'.e as the? This list of words " suggested: time-honored kind with a Christmas! Puddimr,susttar,mutdr,HW-ueo, tree and a Santa Chm. gmnulnwd. bark, spices, inn-dams, my nutmeg, (alphabet: t2t tit . . string. PS m, Incl ' mit, , Moat or cl',T,,1tt"gt':thesu,.ic has lemon. butter, pound, stir, W, mt- Pick'es Olives od, loaves, quart, o"ir.etvrerd,, bak, . _ Plum Pudding Item. plums. oinntetom,iteb'ay, clays, c, ff sweeten. (insets Btmrs diced. muaqtin, JO ee 'sm. currents: slip-knot, wot, owe, " upper is served at seven mzvudlla. 088's shape, heaping. boiling, might we a salad or 0 hot "eetatFbeten, emu. 'smooth, B.noryttr/ like baked beams, eseabloped com or WWW. tea-mm. Aroma»! potatoes. or smmethimz even mot. datisb'.eeroafsR. i Chm-o Sandwiches loot or Ptsttttt-Butter Sandwich-o Piekles Olim A Hm Putin. My! Don’t”- nm to ma 31in minotet.But 'ines use." thr . rpirty it might be Tho suggested decorations are net] hard to that: or terarmnge, and should club). the hooks! to give a difterent kind of Christmas party; that wm be quite as enjoyabfe as tho' thmr.hooorod kind with a Christmas! tree and a Santa Giana. I and thee to 15%th; Thi- little "no on, brown wrapping m could be used for the invitation: rt you prefer, you might. invite tho guests as osrly " nix or "a and new. the m on tho owning meal, and 'Nr',t'IT, with the pro- ram. A: a ' party you might sew. a maubahnthl menu. But In either cup an!" at seven. pre- ceding the or " fen. follow- ing it, them of the fairy and her pudding can tte tivo&sinteeiatt, delightful and erttaMurtirttr. The Plan Pudding Fniry V“ by in Tim M the paper. ind tie" it up in I loot-inch _ "d gm cotton to i:i?iiijii'iri,ii,t1i'dh'l. ., _ .BItm bE can do?) be changed 1nttr'ir glut trees. humans sticks of candy. bumps, cookies. sums: of raisins, and pieces of ein.. namon bark anthem “ind watch the tr-formation. 34.1mm strip of Thursday, four hours pat sttndtmris. If m would was: Jolly am Don't forget to come that night. tmrtnfortnation, ,Norrow My. of brkrhbekre.d paper could take the place 01.10am and Nldnizht pin some cut-out birth.on the curtains and drank. and has: an. from tho ehande1ur. - CONTEST oe SPICE! WIPE F08 SAUCE "iiihitiamii; nm 'aa/tHa'-? if -'9-'Fr ,isv aligns: u; soon. m5i7Gup', T The antics caused by keeping the !ends apart furnish no end of excite- ment and fun. When the smallest . player is caught the game maybe re- {versog the latest player being put-‘ sued this tithe. f Phyvn in this {who 'ws armnerrd in a Mac acceding to sin, the largest on one and and the smallest on the other. Each player stands with his 'humh "on tho slumber: of the person 'irf front of him. At a. signal the game Cbegins, the largest player tries to _ catch the smallest one and the others attempt to prevent it by twisting, coiling and turning about. The line I must not be broken. Give each girl a red ribbon and the green owes to the borsr.and " the large pudding is untied than!“ pull gently. The little packages are open- rd then, 1nd the matching mum de. cide who are supper partners. Serve the sandwiches, salads, and coffee, or whatever you decide upon, for the flrast course. And now is the time for in fairy. Your littie’lisber will enjoy impersonating her. To her, aid her coming, "The Plum Pudding Fairy" is read aloud. Thefniry is dressed in a light brown "costume to which are sewed raisins, candy, and email cookies. She carries a wand with a small pudding bag on the end. As soon as the poem is ths-ish" the fairy comes in and bows bathe com- pany. Then she waves m wand over th.e tnblehand two of her attendants appear: One tarries the pudding. the other the sauce. They place them, bow, 'sul disappear. Then the Hiry bows sine goes out. and the guests find that fairyfan'd puddings are as good as,they'j “MRy “In It . When the game is over,' place a rmall table in the contra of the, room and then!rine in what appears to be a budding. But instead of savory swam, red and ‘groon ribbons come from the top. Eastened to the rib- bons are mm; 13433399, two of which. one rdd and one green, contain I few raisins, two others a cube of sugar. You might fltl the rest with,niltmegts, orange peel, flgs, hard candies, cur- rants, nuts, or litt'o cookies, but there must be a red to match each green. . 'sri-aan-trr.' The plum puddin hiry'a n M T tifuft mm, . . " . Who rosseises the magic key “A,“ the wondrous m d cookie! , and cakes J _~¢Whom sugar plums grow an I . tree. ' w" " -e4. .1113!) wonderful llndJll’t'oIt of - _ our mch . ‘2 Has trees Hist an ieir handy: They all Aidan/cred Tith “aggl- The toadstooll do jumble” the While squirm-ls and birds as'fat little can, ., And jellies one out of the ages. In the my midst of this wondrous me. On n stalk that's not very tall, Then grows tho plum -pulwntr, spicy and sweet, v Tho he and the gran“ of. ML springmirxhrtter; Flower cookies no found with me.be.rs _ .5 And twigs thatumrV 'of HIE FLUTTERING 313.091 {mm mm- hospitable tram . f Forth to ttte wood (mixing-gnu go. iTo gather in the mint V rev.' . . Then opened wide up my: mi iTo vassal, tenant, serf,andum; IPoWor laid his rod of.ra'at aside And Ceremnn T., Med hig'trrtths “the fire, with wel1-drigd logs “ppm. bWent roaring up the chimm With“ b I The huge hah table's oaken face,‘ I Scrubbed till it shone the day to m, I Bore then upon its massive board 1N0 mark to part the squire and lord. I There the huge sirlojn tveked; hard by [Plum porridge stood, and Christmas In addition to measurements and f1ngerprints of criminals, phono- graphic records of their voices can now be taken without their knowledge. MY GIFTS. My gifts are made with my flrtgerts, For my dollars are too few: And so I'm, going to stamping, sewing A For you and you and you. My gifts are made with _my f1ngemt, _ In the old-tinte women's art: _ My ‘gifts are 'mhde with my fimrers, And with my he'art. ' . ---Mary Carolyn Davies. .- P" v... , .. Mr Walter sFerrtt In: him fur and 'Ha a a poet WW” won fame as a noveligt. the fotlowing ttneo are taken from "Mjsrmion'".-- kl, on more wood! thé w'ind is chill; T be it whistle atrrit will, We'll keep our Christmas merry mu. Each use has deemed the newborn year ., The 6ttest time for fatal cheer, And we'.1 our Christian sires of old, Im’ed when the year its course had I .. min. "In. Christmas broached the mer- riest tab; 'Twttgs Christmas hunched the might- .iest-aur, F ’Twu Christmas told tht morriest tale; . A Christmas gumbo! oft éould chow The poor man's heart Wrong?! half tho year. . Ine; , Nor failed old Scotland to produce, At Inch high tide, her savoury goose. Ftttrled was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports And bandit-mime Christmas buck STEAMER LOOKS LIKE' ARCTIC EXPLORER . Coated in Ice (mm bow to stem. and ftitm waterline to the tops of her rigging m the and ot her last lake trip for the season. the Canada Steam- ships “11938300 ton bulk freighter. "Mturktort," presents a frigid appear- rtnt'e as she lien docked at Toronto. .The "Manleton," which is commanded by Captain Dan Cornea. left WaJlacohmg with a cargo qt 2,900 tons ot sugar tor tltqr'Domhtion Sugar Ccsrrpany, last Thursday, mul‘hefwaen (arcing a pass- ttgo'ttrriststttt the rapidly closing Welland Canal ind battling with Me waves on the lakca, took until Ifyrrtty alter mioistht,soruiiw,,eunyilet.e a run that is nhrmalv' mm): fit" lenaa-hult (hrs. The ';laplalqn;’ isi"ttier" last but one or the titymivan.plhtxit., to my trim the winter. i. . f 1 . . . Chum _ inOHamT'mf i', i ".riy,ie h T . y ,,-..:.:..;' t i, 11gvii'si'v N r _ n T a . ' t "ss;', V: Cr V T, '.r9ajiiii.l?v,ii._i"ifl, c, CI,,, Jyluusr G utsiGiGil i" "we; CT My Bur-ees, ”don't you knot Chrhtmas lg coming?" i The tity" wondeia; tti, wise asks,t . . . ' o The littleuring has tg,fittchte Hust‘thou a guest mom 'thy Me? Send Him not forth with Hasn‘t» lie, Seest thou? His stair shines in the sky; Welcome Em%anuel;hte'er départ There is a room within my heart. Watching their sheep on distanb hill, Angelic stra'ins the shepherds thrill, Joyful they limit: to see the Child; 'r'ne"prty.ttitl8avietur, undeiilid. . Alas! 0 World, turn not away“ Thy Sacred Guest. this natal. day, Too oft in ignorance and sih Have nations turned Him from the inn, But from me, &iviour, ne'er deputy; . Dwell In the room within my heart. --Emma Watt Easton. ' , Ely; a". dl ih Ur Ttre ( " die 22.31" i' lk- $73- illi 32% kl v.3 ' - i 4 7 M, - 12.g t iS ' ” ' d r 2 E ..\ k, 'NtrisT.?? $0pr I hasten; glad to' greet Arttimerel o Christ-chili, at Thy _'.""" 'iiriGii iii iiiii.' Mutant. 1 hi mm mm of .ettltttttt..i. .' . ; 'a 9 my Chill! gt-ggtblm! mm still in m the: he! r . . " Beam!) to mm: may; . '. Show tie M an Wm “M 'tia' out main, nub mm m. an: giltttt stats (to by; . ' “If: born in " to-bagn . I .i.ht in tht bath tttttt dumb . "s “at: but the Christmas mad; the tiftrtagtitit%gtt; " . , - ' Irie great glut tilting; all; .ng new {Invests}! itll the matte. ' ' on. com; to ug, abiltt mg!) as. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO There h, is Room. b w . a 2 Ggmm' Ready. “this The warning came, “To Egypt!" and within - ' Her simple bundfe Mary stowed the . gifts . t / (They scented it like 'tple-blossom drifts ' . ‘ In May), but Joseph frowned. , N {car it is a Will! I sin, bhiiitiitstar'Cbin n is ht thus: we... "tao, _ ”pa [Stretch I tsheet a; a gm, and I,T,'g,i,r" timt T. " the . behind it plico a M lama-nor ekre, . . _ . trie light (do not man oil hmp). I. 'TU ttt the mouth,“ this add . (all, (Ut a group of young folks dress in And now you I‘ve“ dandy for chl- ‘varlous triousqG"diasisess, and up dren BO small. Ewan one by one, behind the Beret BO 2. Sometimes 'tis foolish [waive ('tis Phat their shadows will be thrown true) ‘upon it. The other guests then on- And sometimes it's sticky candy, than” to recognize the “cm-1m too. . icompany” by their shadows. Noses 8. A word for nonsense you'll oft ex- ‘cun be built "up" or "out" by mam: claim of wax, in order.“ change the pro- And thus a favorite candy name. flles; pillows will'éhnnge the slender 4. Your Christmao-eumiy box may to stout; and itwillbeno "tartmttw hold lem to determine the identity of the A meadow fVywerr, bright as gold, various shadows, ' 5. Thtrtlrst a dairy product "I don't kiow 'notly. He's not very old. Ho just takes two stops an' non hymns down." Eli sped _ .', Busily eastward now. tad rumor said Not by Jerusalem. . . Just About. “I want a dun Mr little brother," said tho child in the dry goods store. “What sum-gum dear? How "M h: your Mamet?" - '. She hid the Magiuriftq half tenderly, Half jealously, for Joseph in dia- tress . Groaned of their splendor anil their uselessncss . And wpu'ld have proffered them Back to this given, could such rude- _ nee: be. But “my werg myth.) nested can- Tho little J/sus dropped the giisténlnz . thing". (The place smelled gweet of frank- incegiso and min-h), _ And’Muy pressed her darling elo,se to her. I . It seemed so very strange! a' Like any other Ruby's were the rings Of soft damp hair upon his tiny head, And yet-thoes Three, the stately camel-tread, The Star thatalid not change'. For the' Christmas Candy Box, out. unheard into obbngs the shape of candy boxes ind write on each the fol- !owing rhymes. Have Wis in Kauai. D855 ind award ir box of candy to the Dine time. The questions cohtinue around the circle and it will not be long until the game breaks up in a gale of laughter. over names a gift that can hot be pantomimed is "out." The leader goes 'round the circle until all m panto- miming their present: in an absurd manner. The question is again asked the. ukulele player, who my than unmet“ "hair-brush" and try .to brush his hair and piay the ukulele at the Christmas Presents can be made 1 jolly game. The players sit in a circle and the leader asks a tMyer ."What did Suits. Claus bring you?" The phyer may repty (or example) " ukutele" and immediately pmtend he is strumming one. In answer to the same question, the next player may mention " vacuum cleaner" and be. (in to roll an imaginary cleaner: Who- GAMESmn 'ngrtgggggitiS mm BY JEANNIE PENDLVON HALL s dropped the sisienitim To lad. the be“ "WM now? Were they mum bour- : ennui. (bring. hung, Att was the Holy Grail tint none might we . ' "ttf' knight of stain!!- pur- ty', . No matter! For any The winds ot centuries the shards I . have mme _ ' . I Of larger trophies, bit tle, 1mtturies keep ' ’Tho' Magi-tttought, and wh‘the Cae. I ' nan sleep ' g _ L : Our hurts $1313.91.” L '. - ' 5.1m she, “When He is crowned.” When were the gifts those three sharp, crowded yours 'Twixt wilderness and Calnry? Mtyhap His mother kept them; sometime. won“ unzip The covering and behold The well-“w treasures through her The little was. intimate-ch: and ti'dod, Worthy a prguye, dolightsome to I chm, "l. " .- .;, T " The myrdwthe yolk" Fd. ' To lad. the bean." ,nittf'U, "with things so rare When shall our. Sonhrm and thqtyte can-clam?" 10. A shim word for whip, A vowel, than a food, . You'll have a candy that is blank _ But auo very good. Answers: I, Gumdrop; 2, taffr, t, fudge; 4, buturcup; tr, butterscotch: 6, mint; 7, Wintergreen: 8, bonbon; 9, peanut brittle; 10, licorice. mean t" When " Rum. “The directions" any to turn the handle clockwise. What does um "Horns“! D0111 you know the way» your abdumhlf’ ‘. ' "'sure, It runs don." A meadow Mar, bright as gold. 5. T'u,fkrtst a dairy product 'Tia always on the table, Tho next. a people o'er the sen; Now. gue- if you are able! 6. When they make money, so shining and bright, I " And so as a candy it must be all right. T. The mud in . color, the itrst, a chilly man, _ The whole, .trargis old folks like, of course “dude it a reason!" A French word manning good, 899m you mi it twice. And. you If], 1pm a candy That's sham nice! To“ mute .. i good candy, two : word. yum must also: The thitt k a nut, the oeit “my to break." y BmiZod timon Hunks. or' .French fried potatoes, par gsafad with Run-L22. " l foocomut pudding? .. 0 no. mjiml {We‘lng 3”". salad my! To aha! ths We trmstrp w'tl I tint print tmmh--the ki: d thw ' In tho to“ “on. It will speodr'y um awry we» of Nut-uh I.» jute. 't lemme 01101 p; . "" stains from tar. F,ttttert"'tt v.31: . ,. ' melanin]: this. lane, The etching: traced on a pak: sky Wore I thou-and Irma 31A _ ' - . Jill. . . A“. “IBM! tn spawn» wk blot-r frock. Just pm a l ammonia info; in lpu: mg ot alcohol. . To com the not; in their Winter's " deep. Now: 3 Sign the bare bouzhs sh m. . tim cannula he" the arm n a hm they stand straight and hi .r, te Mugs wed In)... pie bl ‘- - " sky: "r On I char, Rue day, In a warm July. I looked for the m: Al I wandered by. I our them dance to a joyous an Ther kind in April and May : TREEC. ' ' "Luv“ swam. Otpir a clump pf naked trees tuutdt and iron; 'ttit." tlte Tic d) ‘mm,- -t- . (htorhem the I“. lies thick n'H o bit". you know--. Which way did nummer go? ---Floteneo J. 1142119)- VA“, but me, making no sign 0 “that blow, .Whidl my did Iummtr po? Tint ra half shadowed, (I duped her close but o htuf-tstir.ed brooks, f 14W Rounded. “Kill! W. W0“. tot Perm, (ML, m’ a lay-1| Humane Sammy mad. On August mm but mum: uvod uteri-Mad boy, Israel Umkmn “In deqrwetinq tn tho Tow Viv. r M“wny did summer trot , ;Wr&y I called her mim, a J Mt her bk-abli like odomu wine Fall soft upon my waiting lips. BU picked her faith, and yet she Which way did summer go? o an. brown hila. you paw her M qh.trltd airiatmas men. But Deep not“ in the woodland and _ the lawn; a. may “10th to Christmu stars abbvro, And bow before tho-wonder of the Down id the shying highways, of the world, ConBded to each wind Mid listening hm. Will come their hymn of gratitude and joy- Th. mighty choir of :rmwing Guiana: tmes. wmqu want on: SUMMER cor 'l"' YOU EVER TRY? AM pd .th1 to "ol mrUrth feet hem your (ixoaminx Ali-on Trees. hair in light Hamill-M) you saw he Brown ll i' ' - I (i. ll " tt