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THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG \ MONDAY, -DECEMBER 17, 1923, "NEWS AND VIEWS FOR WOMEN READERS By Juanita Hamel v THE WISHING-WELL | E (5s MINUTES TODAY AT THE DUOFOLD COUNTER AND YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IS DONE A good Gift to be judged by Wien Friends Discuss What You Sent Chvistmas The Black-tipped Lacquer-red Duofold with Rich *Gold Girdle and 25-Year Point Fresh Jrom the Roaster to 8 Rideau Hall . \ » C 0 § § ed Pp Tae warld well knows that it takes more sportsmanship, more We gallantry, to give the classic Parker Duofold than any ordinary fountain pen, or any other gift below $7. But what's more important is that you could send any one of a hundred higher priced gifts and not igspire half the eager welcome that will greet this coveted pen. Yes, in home after home, its gay Christmas color will flash the glad tidings to expectant hearts. A color that makes this a hard pen to lose and that people regard more beautiful than gold. It's a pen with a point like a smooth jewel bearing. The tip alone costs us $2340 a pound. That's three times more than ordinary. For the Duofold tip is polished Iridium--hardest metal known. It suits all hands. It needs no "breaking in." No style of writing can distort it, as proved by its wide-spread use for registering guests in fine hotels. We guar- antee its wear and perfection for 25 years. But no other pen has this Parker Duofold point. 8o lovk for this protecting stamp when you select the pens--*"Geo. 8. Parker--~DUOQFOLD--Lucky Curve." Look Jarsiulty to make sure of the gift that loved ones will cherish or life. . Rivals the beau of he Sarl anager i -------------------- RE GALLAGHER'S wvice 960 SERVICE DAY AND NIGHT { Duoleld Jr. Duofold ss Same except (ih wins for chatelaine Miss Allen's TESTED RECIPES No. 4 Fried Apples Delmonico * (Monsigur Filippint, onetime chef of monico's, wrote o cook beok for woprage home wie. In kir ooh book he gives he Solaming recipe for fried apples Peel and core three large, good sound a Slice them into slices an inch thick. Dip them in cold milk, 'then roll them in four. Mele ounce Crisco in a frying pea. Place the apples in the pan and fry on a brisk fire until a sics golden Javed Migs snd srw. 'This print. y courtesy he International Cook Book . ISCO Made in Coande For For For | eo Stop \ A Cold ole and ny digestible friad foods Re. x Suppose there were a wishing well where all our dreams came true! Deep in the woods where the dryads play, Cinderellas might come to whisper their wishes to the well. And a fairy whose eyes were as blue as the skies and whose smile brought more sunshine than all the maples can hide, would wave her magic wand and--SWISH'! Calicoes would turn to silks: and salins, pebbles fo jewels glistening bright, What a happy World it would be then ! but live in our dreams. . CHRISTMAS IN AN INDIAN WIGWAM i i view of their distinctive taste for ceremonial, and the strong vein of sentiment running through their nature, it seems strange that our North American Indians have mot developed from their own sources anything corresponding very nearly to our Christmas idea. They have memorial feasts in which they offer gifts to their de- ities, partly in gratitude for having brought their tribe through some great crisis in * the past, but more . particularly by way of insuring simi-| lar favors in future crises. But there is nothing correspond- ing td our Christmas, Contact with white people in the early days, however, brought about some changes in their holiday dates. Celebrations which had been held at the beginning of the year were held at our New. Year's time. It was the custom of the Hudson Bay company, in the early days of trading in Western Canada, to take the end of the year and the begin- . ning of the new year as the time for balancing accounts, and usually ac- companied the Indians' settlement with a present of some sort. It be- came a time of giving gifts, and the Indians have adhered to the custom ever since, preferring to celebrate New Year's day rather than Christ mas. = In the central part of the Cana- dian West the : Indians long - ago called Christmas "kissing day." The Chippewas down on the Mississippi river first learned the custom from the old French voyageurs, and they in turn transmitted it to the Indians of the north. e voyageurs were in the habit of kissing each other when exchanging gifts and greetings. But these practices have died out. The notion of feasting and con- viviality "is the first one' associated with any holiday in the'minds of most Indians, in which primitive ideals of happiness--the full stom- ach--takes an important place. It is said that once the matron of a mission school, wishing to know ------- Do you know & man gy # pipe? A million dollars matches for On most of the Indian reserves to-day a contribution is made by the residents of adjacent towns for this Christmas dinner, . Merchants and other business men donate groceries and candy; the government allows additional rations for Christmas | week, and all brought together, a sumptuous feast is provided. On the Blood reserve in southern Alberta some 1,200 Indians are fed on Christmas day. A touching scene in all the Indian school dinners is the presence of a number of old men and womén who, never having been at school, and not having learned to sit at a tabel and eat with knife and fork, squat against the wall of the room and are there served by kind-hearted teach- ers and employes, eating their food in the more primitive way to which they have been accustomed. When the white people brought to the notice of the Indians the Christ- mas tree with {its annual crop Bf beauties and benefits, the pretty fancy caught hold of their minds and Prince Charming would appear ! But the fairies say there is such a well--we need very promptly, and in nearly every Canadian tribe it was named the "giving tree." There is a pretty lengend connected with the Christmas tree in the Indian wigwam which may or may not have a historical foundation. It is said that many, many years ago, during the days of the medicine clans, a cedar tree was always hjwught in by the leading medicine an in the early spring. Because of its long life the cedar tree was called "Grandmother." The tree was placed directly in front of the med cine lodge, but before it was put into place the people were in- vited to make offerings to the ¥Grandmother."" Calicoes, shawls, moccasins, robes, were brought and placed on the tree, chiefly by the children and youth, much as we do. The leading medicine man offered a benediction, and the gifts were distributed. After the season of medicine cere- monies was over in the late autumn, the tree was hung with little child- ren's moccasins. A prayer was offered by one of the medicine men that the owners of the footwear might be blessed with long life and good health. The tree was then ; and gwtalth, of Y Information ~= Don't delay! Get this valuable newbooknow! Dependable, well , tested, economical recipes. Latest ideas in dainty Soaking. . Edition limited. Onl postpaid. Write y. arn ane the flour t ve your chil- dren the tai hod and pesve building sus ' WESTERN CANADA FLOUR { amis comrany, Lmrreo 3 Toronto, ¥ thrown into the river, and as it floated away they sang till it was out of sight. As a rule there is little Christmas giving new among the Indians of western Canada. Parents who are not too poor will sometimes make a donation of. part of their rations to the school in which their children are being educated. The kinds of gifts made to the Indian children at the schools are much like those made to white child- ren. The traders on tha reserva- tion, the contractors who supply the commissary, and others who depend upon the patronage of the Indians and the government for their busi- ness, contribute more or less liber- ally. The school teachers them- selves also draw upon their slender purses. The children are encouraged to make little souvenirs for each other for contributions--things made with their own hands--the girls do needle- work, the boys construct mechan- isms in the workshop and give these. To the boys and giris of the Indian wigwam Christmas has a real mean- Ing, and the season is looked forward to with great interest.--W. Mc. Tait. TEN COMMANDMENTS 1. Thou shalt love the giver of the gift because he has sent the gift. 2. Thou shalt remember first the rery young and the very old. . 3. Thou shalt buy within thy means, remembering the spirit of the gift and not the value. 4. Thou shalt not become a party to the mere exchange of gifts. Let the heart go with each and every greeting or present thou sendest out. 5. Thou shalt make such gifts as thy skill may warrant, inasmuch as the work of thy hands gives added value of .the offering. \6. Thou shalt tie up no bitter re- membrance with a gift, but only peace. 3 7. Thou shalt have thy gifts ready several days before the time of de- livery that the immediate days be- fore Christmas may be filled with peace and happiness, and mot with turmoll and frenzy. 8.. Thou shalt seek the abodes of the poor and friendless with such Wholesome gifts as may cheer and nourish their hungry bodies and hearts. _ ~~ - A re + mh ---- A i - MADE IN CANADA--~SAME PRICE AS IN THE STATES THE PARKER FOUNTAIN PEN CO., Limited --Toronto, Ontario Ask also for Parker "Lucky Lock" Pencils and at Christmas Christmas have cMoirs Christmas one bs entitled eA rr MESSRS, R. ti. TOYE & CO. Distributors for Kingston 1 Gan help with ur Gift Yat 5 the Christmas J