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tho examiner Tuesday M20 1917 3A LITTLEKNOWN NARRATIVE Lg gilt31 by Charles Dickens e36 Bat kaai homilisMonqonom Merry Christmas one The tree was brilliantly There were trinkets for the an lighted by multitude of little elder girls far brighter than we hope it abundant HAROlD YANCH tapers and everywhere any grownup gold and jewels With warmth and much EAIING sparkled and glittered with There were baskets and pin happiness bright Objects cushions in all devices There RUBwt There were rosychecked dolls hiding behind the green leaves and there were real wat ches with movable hands at least and an endless capacity of being wound up dangling from innumerable twigs There were Frenchpolished tables chairs bedspreads wardrobes eightday clocks and various other articles of domestic furniture wonderful ly made in tin at Wolverhamp ton perched among the boughs as if in preparation for some fairy housekeeping There were jolly broadfaced little men much more agreeable in appearance than many real men and no wonder for their heads took off and showed them to be full of sugar plums There were fid dles and drums tambourines books work boxes paintboxes sweetmeat boxes peepshow boxes and all kinds of boxes were guns swords and ban ners with witches standing in enchanted rings of pasteboard to tell fortunes There were teetotums hum ming tops needlecases pen wipers smelling bottles con versation cards bouquet holders There was real fruit made artificially dazzling with gold leaf imitation apples pears and walnuts crammed with surprises In short there was everything and more This motley collection of odd objects clustering on the tree like magic fruit and flashing back the bright looks directed towards it from every side made lively realization of the fancies of childhood and set me to thinking how all the trees that grow and all the things that come into existence on the earth have their wild adom ments at that wellremembered time Christmas WM New Mexico Land of En chantment is so called because of the beauty of the land and the history of its people The Spanish conquerors who came to the area from Mexico in i540 to search for legendary gold found only six small villages where Indians lived The conquerors named the In dians Pueblo Spanish word for village In New Mexico at the Santa Domingo Indian pueblo the Christmas season is honored with four day long sacred ritual dance At am Christmas Day it starts After midnight mass the Indians gather inside the church wearing colorful costumes decorated with everything from evergreen branches to fox tails The dancers carry on their ceremonials until dawn when they move to their sacred plaza where they continue dan cing through the day The children dance on the se cond day and on the third the older members of the tribe take over The entire pueblo joins in daylong ceremonies on the last day so ending this special celebration Burning the Then As Now Carols Were Holiday Tradition Back in the 1890s every wellfurnished home had piano and one of the favorite pastimes was to gather around the family piano to sing the popular tunes of the day At Christmastime the joyous singing of Christmas carols was an important part of the holiday scene adding to the festive mood of everyone from Papa down to little sister Todays fashions have changed significantly and the color TV set may now occupy the place of honor in most American homes but youll still find Christmas carols well loved tradition in family obser vances of the Yuletide season The sounds of favorite carols are more apt to emanate from stereo set than from player piano but theyre the same songs that young ladies and their beaux sang at the turn of the century with few modern additions However the tradi tional singing of carols has not completely died out here many church groups make practice of caroling in local hospitals and institutions and some carolers still go from home to home in true holiday fashion Many churches feature an evening of beloved Christmas music during the holiday season and of course TV and radio stations offer many pro grams of traditional and new carols Folks from the Nineties might be amazed at the Christmas customs of today but theyd be right at home when it éoines to Americas favorite holiday music in 1975 Christmas carols JOLLY POSTMAN by Norman Rockwell Courtesy Hallmark Cards Inc ROCKWELL AT CHRISTMAS Norman Rockwell perhaps Americas bestloved artist and illustrator captures the joyful spirit of small town at Christmas time in this illustration commissioned in the 1950s by Hallmark Cards Rockwells legendary attention to detail his sense of fun and superb draftsmanship are all evi dent in this nostalgic winter scene The 7285406 Seasons Greetings Town Shop At this holy season thoughts are turned toward peace May tho prayor of man be answorod Thank you to all our customers and lrionds flaunt knurys 126 Colior St Qtfiak £01152 7266030 chorus COUNTS r0 HELP you THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS Yule L0 With so many goodies surrounding us at holiday time who The burning of the Yule log custom handed down wants to diet it can be bore However little careful plann by the mum who setqu ing can keep you full and happy and your waistline from ex in America On Christmas the 10 on the Weofferafew hintstohelpyou beat thebattleof the hearth is died with the Calorie count is in parentleses remains of the log tram the pm nan shrimp 903 ounces white wine and soda 85 ar los It was thousht by some tichoke hearts 55 10 pretzel sticks 30 stuffed green stitions surround fififiaffigegfiofififl olives 15 oysters 65 slice pumpemickel so nec lthe unlit lwgulvglflielp 301 tarine so ounces rare roast beef lt95 small gumdmps en 35 teaspoon caviar 25 stalk celery ounce camembert 85 oz glass milk 160 good slice calves lodge in Williamis Vir vainI the hum of the the liver 75 cup cottage cheese 240 Ritz cracker 20 tion Wheat Thin 10 water try quart day gt With the holiday season fast approaching the Management Staff and Directors would like to wish all our many customers and friends very Merry Christmas and Happy New Your traditional holiday celebra