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Tricks For the Christmas Party A Clever Match Trick , The performer of this trick takes a Batch In each hand and rests the , bands palm upward, on the table. Then ! he closes the hands and asks someone to place 3. match upon the closed fists. ' The performer then announces that he Is able to pass the match from one hand to the other without opening his hands. He makes a rapid up-and- : down movement of both hands. This causes the two visible matches to fall | n the table, and he asks for them to ' be replaced on top of his knuckles. ' This Is done, and another quick move- ment is made so as to cause the two exposed matches to fall into the hands. ' The performer then opens his hands and one hand is found to contain three matches and the other only one match. The secret of this trick is that when he let the two matches fall on the table they were not the two from top ' ef the knuckles of each hand, but one from the knuckles and one from the ' palm of the same hand. The next ! movement caused one knuckle match , to fall into the palm of the hand, so that, unseen by the audience, one palm contained two matches and the other was empty. I To Make a Needle Float This sounds impossible, but it Is easily performed as follows: Lay a needle on a cigarette paper and place It in a glass bowl of water. Carefully cause the paper to sink and the needle will remain floating. To Lift a Man It Is possible to lift a man from the ground with five fingers. Two per- tons put their index fingers under the Insteps of the person to be lifted, two ethers place a finger under each elbow, and a fifth puts his forefinger under the man's chin. At a given signal each person lifts his hand and the subject Is raised from the ground. Naming a Chosen Object Three cards, apples or other objects are placed in a row on the table. The spectators are asked to choose one of the three while the performer is out of the room. Upon his return no one appears to make a sign, but the per- former instantly names the chosen article. The trick is accomplished with the aid of a confederate who is smoking a cigar or cigarette. The confederate places his cigar in his mouth so that it designates the chosen article, being either at the left side, right side or centre of his mouth. * Catch the Coins Two coins are placed on the back of the performer's right hand. The trick is to toss the coins in the air and to catch one at a time as they come down. If the coins are tossed straight up it will be almost impossible to catch them singly. The coins are tossed with an upward tilt of the hand, This causes the coin at the flnger-tips to travel much higher than the other, and it will prove quite easy to grab them one at a time as they fall. With more practice the trick can be done with three coins. A Trick With Coins Lay a dime between two quarters on a tablecloth, then place a tumbler on the two larger coins. Ask your friends if they can remove the dime without touching in any way either the glass or the coins. They will probably give up the attempt before long, but It Is really very easy to do when you know how. All you need to do is to scratch the tablecloth with your forefinger, and the dime will move in the direc- tion of the scratching. * Cut String Restored A loop of string is held between the thumb and fingers, and a member of the audience is allowed to cut it with a knife. The performsr chews the cut ends of the string and they are re- stored. The trick is done with a short ! bit of extra string. The extra piece is held protruding from the thumb and fingers while the actual loop itself re- poses safely in the hand. When the ; false loop is cut the performer thrusts the loop and two loose ends into his mouth. He retains the two bits of string and brings out the loop com- pletely restored. What New York Is Wearing BY ANNEBELLE WORTHIXGTON Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nished With Every Pattern The Button in the Bottle For this trick you will require a ' clear glass bottle, a button, a piece of thread, and a cork. Tie the button j securely to the thread, place it in the ' bottle so that it haugs half-way down, ' | attach the other end of the thread to the cork, and cork the bottle tightly. | Now how can you sever the thread so ' that the button falls to tlie bottom o( .the bottle? The bottle must not be uncorked or broken. Nothing more is needed to accomp- lish this trick successfully than a lens to 'focus the rays of the sun, which pass through the glass without heat- in; it and burn the thread. Sunday School Lesson If You Are Good Santa Claus will come to-night If you'ro good And do what you know Is right, As you should. Down the chimney he will creep, Brin'-r for you a woolly sheep, And a doll that goes to sleep, If you're good. Santa Clans will drive his sleigh, Through the wood, But he'll come around this way If you're good, With a wind-up bird that sings And a puzzle mado of rings, lie will bring you many things It you'rt good. Chinese Lanterns Chinese lanterns are very effective for illumination purposes, but they are liable to catch flre, especially If used where any current of air can, sway them. For safety's sake, a handful of sand or earth should be placed la them, around the little tin candle-socket at the bottom. This not only keeps tho lantern steady, but, in case of fire, causes the bottom to separate from the paper, and so make less blaze in the air. Should the lantern be upset by a sudden blow, the sand will often put out the flame before any harm is done. The flrst carols were religious but gradually became debased into drink- lug songs. The chorus of one of the most popular ran, "Hall, good wassail, hail to thee, honored ever shall thou be." Christmas Color Schemes It Is never too early to begin devis- ing plans for the Yuletide decorations of our homes. Color and comfort are the first essentials for success. Holly and mistletoe, of course, are pre-emin- ent in the scheme. One thing should be kept In our minds. Place these evergreens ao that they will be well out of the way of nakrd lights. Such procedure miti- gates any dangers of fire. IIolljTed is a fine provoker of ex- citemetit. Misilctcegreen is restful and adds to our stores of energy. Make sure of buying both holly and mistle- toe during the early days of December. Never leave tho buying later, as they certainly lose freshness. Tinsel-twine adds a distinctive charm 'if it Is lightly hung around holly. Lamps are also suited to similar treatment, which results in the pro- duction of a lovely seasonable glitter. 1 Speaking of glitter, frosted messages Ion mirrors are extraordinarily effec- tive. Whitening mixed with salts pro- vides a reliable paint with which to I work the oracle. Candles are more decorative than lamps, although they cannot be said to ! produce the same excellence of lllum- , ination. But both lamps and caudles | have their different tasks to perform. "When all wise men have failed why not try an honest fool?" Heudrik Van Loon. Christmas Christmas bells are ringing every- where to-ulght. And the snow is falling, pure flakes of white. Hang your stocking up, dear, Christmas time is here, Then drift away to sleep Before St. Nicholas doth appear. (By Member No. 1 of the Boys' and Girls' League). An interesting peplum jacket dress that may be developed as a skirt and blouse or as a complete dress, by choosing one material. The crossover bodice closure mini- mizes breadth, which makes this charming model equally suited to mi?s or matron. The original used black diagonal woolen for the skirt with vivid creen plain woolen for the bodice. It's a combination especially popular for college wear. Style No. 3203 may be had in siies 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 06, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. Size 16 requires S 1 -* yards of 39-inch material for blouse and 2 yards of 39-inch material for skirt. It's snappy developed in woolen with the skirt of plain brown and ihe jacket bodice of brown and red plaided woolen. It's interesting in wine-red canton crepe or in black crepe satin. HOW TO ORDER PATTERN'S. Write y. ur nan 1 and address plain- ly, giving number and size of .such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred: wrap it carefully) for each number, and "Jdress your order to Wilson Pat;ern Service, 73 West A<!-lnide St., Toronto. For Your Tree You will like to make these trim- mings for the tree and they will be very inexpensive, because practically none of the materials used need be new. Bes! some time before Christmas to collect all the white and silver paper possible, anu cut It In fringes. These may be (in fact, should be) of varied lengths from a few inches to two feet, and they need not be very even. Gather these into small bunches with thread and tie them in the tree in great profusion. Also string all the bright glass but tons and beads you can find, and decor- ate the tree with these fringes also. When the electric bulbs on the tree are lighted, it will be a pretty sight. But when the two large electric fans which have been placed on each sWe of the tree are turned on full force, tha effect will be magical, for the whole tree will be alive* with flicker- ing glint and fairy flutter. "I'll accept jazz if it's honest, not steal from a classic." John Philip Sousa. SUNDAY SCHool Dec. 4. Graharr, December 20. Lesson XII The Su- preme Gift of Love (Christmas | Lesson) 1 John 4: 7-19. Golden Text Beloved, if God so loved us,' we ought also to I'.ve one another. 1 John 4: 11. ANALYSIS. I. THE PROOF OF SONSHIP, 1 John 4:?-8. II. THE PROOF JF FATHERHOOD, Jjhn 4: 9-11. III. THE PROOF OF THE SPIRIT'S PRES- ENCE, 1 John 4: 12-16. IV. THE ULTIMATE SECURITY, 1 John 4 : 17-19. INTRODUCTION This letter was probably written by the apostle John about A.D. 9X Its main object was to safeguard its readers against cer- tain false teachers. It tells of the revelation of God which came in Jesus of Nazareth, and what it meant for those who follow him. I. THE PROOF OF soNSTHP, 1 John 4:7-8. What are the mark- of a Christian'.' Among many others, one answer has usually been prominent and fre- quently the first in importance, ortho- doxy. Not so does the New Testa- ment teach us. Love is the true ortho- doxy. It is the central and determin- ing vuality in the character of Gcd. Only the man with love in his heart is a child of God. II. THE PROOF OF FATHERHOOD, JoKl" 4: 9-11. Love as the mark of a child of God follows from the fact that God him- self is love. That quality of God was demonstrated to us by the coming into this life of his son, Jesus of Nazareth. Those who came <n contact with Jesus found their lives immeasurably enriched and ennobled. So different were they from their old selves that the only way in which they could de- scribe the chanire was to say that th^v vere "born again." This new life which cl.ey saw in him, and some of the quality of which they gained themselves, they never thought of as a mere human achir /.'ment, but as something whiih they had received. 'Ihe CO:V!".T of .1 .-:* "\vas not merely the jfath-.-rine together in one person- ality of possibilities that had lain iK-nr.ar.t in the history of his race, but "a liirect enterprise of God" for 'he enlightenment and salvation of .he world."-pJohn Bai l\\.-. It save -:se to the sentiment in the hearts of Chris- tians everywhere "not of pride ind self-congratulation at something our race has produced, but rather trrnti tude at something it has received. Wo are moved, all of us. r.ot tc appla ic.. but to kneel: not to clap our hands in admiration, but to fold them in worshif. Jesus was God' srift to men. "In this was manifested the love of God toward u<t," v. 9. Du Ing his life i.n earth. Jesus taueht men to think of himsc'.f am) God as similar in kind. "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father,' 1 John 14: 9. Then, in his death he demon- straied thut love w is willing to for- give tc the uttorm *;' and was so .ter ined to redeem Lhnt it rterO-i-l even to the ultimate sacrifice. That was the crownin? pnv.f of God's bve for nien. "tioii pr >ves his love for us by thi-." s:-.vs Paul, "that Christ died for u- whi'.c we \ver- yet sip n-r*. 1 ' i; 3. Jesus took on his nwn con-soii-V' 1 the sins of counties ,Mh-.'r and oifr ed himself in sacrific.-. v. 10. U \\as this vicarious sufTerin" tie '1 ittf i- full of it. yet wi? do not understand it. This, however. .a- H T.ry >' ::r<? (Vftin ssys "Men of religious insight in vtvi-'is faiths had discovered this strarje principle in life, that the innocent suffer with and for the guilty, and that the voluntary solf-oiTcring of the good for the evil reconciles trie com- munity with God nnd works richtcou.-- ru"s." Calvary is the overwhelming proo. that God is Father-love. If 'hat is his attitude toward us. then we mast have n similar attitude toward his oth.-r children who ar; our Brethren, v. 11. III. THE PROOF OF THE SPIRIT'S TIES ENEE, 1 John 4: 12-16. Spirit-filled people are the argu- ment that proves God's existence. What is it to be "spirit-tilled"? It is to have a thorough-going belief in a holy and loving God who is alive and active in our every-day world, and who works out his purposes through us. Once a man discovers that he is a partner with God in an ultimately victorious enterprise, religion ceases to be just keeping from doing bad things. He throbs with an overflow- ing optimism and joy which we, in this day, call "enthusiasm." The Spir.t- Chas. Lindbergh declined John D. Rockefeller's invitation to go to church, when fog caused him to land at Flagler Beach, Florida. Instead he spent Sunday over hauling his plane. filled Christian is the "enthusiastic ' Christian. "Enthusiastic" means s.mply "God in one." Only as God's love is expressed through human lives does it come to its completion, v. 12. The Word muEt be made flesh in order L J come to Its finished work in the salvation of men. IV. THE ULTIMATE SECURITY, 1 John 4 : 17-19. The experience of God's forgiving love kills within the sinner the desire for the old, bad way of living. H". turns with enthusiasm to God's way of living. Instead of being agains- God and therefore afriid of judgmenr. he is now with God. and therefor" looks to the future with glad expecta tion. Perfect love has cast out fear by swallowing up the cause of it Christmas Eve The swinging bells have settled now to silence. And from the byre there comes the muffled sound Of restless beasts that, weary, shift their balance, Knee-deep in rustling straw on trod- den i Santa Claus Calling! Hallo! Hallo! all children dear I'm Santa Claus; hark! can you hearl I've not yet started from the Pole I To give each child my yearly dole, . And so my voice has far to go . O'er seas and lands of ice and snow; Besides, I'm getting pretty old. And, what with age and a nasty cold. My voice has not that robust tone . Best suited for the microphone. : Yet, if you've paid your wireless due* : I'll try to state my candid views, : Of Christmas North Pole Vocal News! | Well, firstly, I must tell you that, I know you all Joan, Jane, and Pat, Tom, Bob, Matilda, Betty, Dick. Maria, Bertie, Mary. Mick And, secondly, your faults as well Upon my fingers I can tell; And so, for one short week at least, ; No boy must be a little beast, | And pinch his sister's lollipops And fail to share his acid-drops, Or tell a cramme. to papa, Or say "I shan't' 'to dear mamma. Or splash through puddles when it rains. And make his clothes one mass of stains. Or be a greedy little pig, Or thump a schoolmate not so big, Or stick a pin into the chair Of Auntie Jane when she's not there, Or fail to love his dog and cat, And wipe his shoes upon the mat For if he does these things I'll not Come down his silly chimney-pot! And you, dear girls, take care you're good, I And do the things you ought and should, | And help your mothers all you can i To scrub the floor and frying-pan. And stir the pudding good and hard. And don't forget the spice and lard, : And see that you don't soil your clothes, Or start too soon to dust your nose. And don't tell tales or be a sneak, i Or I'll not call on you next week! But, there! I'm only warning you '. What to avoid and what to do, | But, if you rise to concert-pitch, On Christmas Day there'll be no hitch, For you can be quite sure that I Will pass no decent kiddie by. Now, off you po at once upstairs. And don't forget to say your prayers. And, when they're said, switch off the Shi And sleep like top! Good night: Good night: A. B. Cooper in "Tit-Bus", London. Riding above tuj hill's dark height. the moon Touches Ihe earth with her white wizardry. And all the Milky Way is tinsel-strewn With stars like candles on a Christmas tree. ] Surely on ^uch a night, when skies re clear, The clarion trumpet called: Be not afraid! And shepherds, crouching to the ground in fear, Heard that their Lord was in a uianger laid. And lr;r ; the fields and down the street. A vill.i .13 rough and steep as this, Came, *:;:: a star to guide tneir stumb- ling feet, To whor* 1 His Mother worshipped with a kiss. The v;: ;>s t>night; no angels sing, No wise men, bearing gifts, come from af;ir. But, bright upon our darkness, herald- ing. The eternal liearnati.m, burns a star. For not In time alone the mystery Of heavenly blossom on an earthly stem, But every cottage shall a manger be. And every English village Bethlehem. Phyllis Hartnoll. Christmas Fruits When you buy your CbrStmos sup- - of currant?, raisins, ti::s, Brazils, r dates, do you ever wonder where me from in Arabia and Persia, grow on the date-palm. The name is de- rived from the Greek word "dactylos." meaning flnser. Dates, before being pressed, look exactly like human fln- sers, and t>j resemblance still re- mains in i buy. "Brazils" are from Brazil. They are the produce of a tree called the "Ju- vi.i." They arow in a hard shell about the size and shape of a child's head. a:iJ each shell contains about fifty :r.its. > i i y of small srapes. dried. The name is our cor- ruption of "Corinth" where they -row nil'-' !>-. Tit-Hits (Lon- Christmas Briefs There ara two Christmas Islands ::j in the Pacific and one in the In- <iiaa Ocean. Christmas ranis were first seea about oae hundred years ago. Instead of stockings, Bei^an child- ren put out their shoes for Santa Claui to till. The French Santa Claus is dressed like a Harlequin in the old pantomime. "My reputation, such as it Is. ta based on the fact that I never talk un- less I have something to say." George Bernard SUaw.. Santa Clans is another name tot Saint Nicholas, the patron saint ol lilldren. His day Is December 6th. His association with Christmas began when Christmas present-giving came into fashion. THOUGHTS FROM KINGSLEY Old decays but foster new creations. Those who can suffer, can dar. Pain is no evil unless it conquers us. God doth not own unwilling service. Lift is too short for mean anxieties. Have thy tools ready, God will flnd thee work. MUTT AND JEFF By BUD FISHER Maybe It's a Bag of PeanuU. 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