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ed : ....Pnt water and large sauce pan and bring to thes 'GIFT - GIVING We hope as you read these lines] that you are possessed of the com.|, fortable glow that can only come ~~ from virtuous knowledge that all your Christmas packages are ready to thé last holly sprig and bow of red ribbon for delivery to their ultimate owners. All the same, even the most ~ fore-handed giver usually finds a few . leaks in her careful campaign of pre. 'paredness. ; To staunch those In a. way that will make everybody happy, we are suggesting that you go right out te the kitchen and make up a few glass. es of jelly fo have handy for last. minute presents. = : 3 Mint jelly has all the glow of Christmas and is easy to make be- sides. For a rich Yuletide red, take|, the. juice of canned strawberries or red raspberries and boll it down. There are always cranberries, too, and if you've never tried turning grape juice into jelly, now's the time « to do it, Peaches and pineapple are also good, just use the juice from the canned ones, 3 Relish is. another Christmassy looking kitchen present -- the green . of peppers and cabbage, the red of beets and pimentos make a perfect holiday color soheme. Mint Jelly ~- One-half cup good cider vinegar, 1 cup water, 34 cups granulated su. gar, 14 .cup commercial pectin, 34 to 1 teaspoon mint extract, few drops green coloring. 3 . Put vinegar, water and sugar into a large sauce pan. Mix and bring to |- the boiling point. Add coloring and as soon as mixture boils add pectin, strring constantly, Bring again to a full, boil and boil hard for thirty sec- onds. Remove from fire, skim and add extract to taste. Pour at once in- to sterilized glass, cover with parafin = and when cold cover with another layer of paraffin. . Cranberry Jelly : Two pounds (2 quarts) ripe cran. berries, 4 cups water, Bb 34 cups , granulated sugar, 3 cup commercial pectin. Armes cranberries in a _boiling point. Cover and simmer ten minutes, 'Rub through a strainer. There should be 734 cups pulp and juice. Add water if necessary. Com. bine sugar and fruit and bring quick- ly to the boiling point, stirring con- gtantly. The mixture must boil hard. Begin to count the time when hard boiling. begins and boll hard; stir-. ring constantly, for- one minute. Re- move from fire and stir in pectin. Skim and pour at once into steriliz- "ed glasses. Cover with parafiin as in preceding recipe. ; Grape Juice Jelly Two cups grape juice, 3 cups granulated sugar, 3 cup commereial pectin, ... Put sugar and juice into a large sauce pan and mix well. © Bring quickly to the boiling point and add pectin, stirring constantly. Boil hard for thirty seconds. Remove from fire, skim and pour at once into sterilized glasses. Cover with para- fiin, Heh 35 : Beet Relish Two pounds beets, 614 cups granu: lated sugar, 11 cups cider vinegar, 1 cup commercial pectin. Eby Cook beets until tender, plunge in- to cold water and slip skins. Put through coarse knife of food chopper. Pack firmly in measuring -cup and measure 2 cups. Put sugar and. vine- ~>gar into kettle. Add beets and mix well. Bring quickly to boiling point, stirring constantly. Boil hard for two minutes, stirring. Remove from fire and stir in pectin. Skim and stir al. ternately for five minutes, Pour into sterilized glasses 'and cover with paraffin, . : Pepper Relish This makes a green relish which fs very pretty to serve with the beet -relish, Beets and .peppers are -always eppers, sugar, 1% cups cider 1 cup commercial pectin Cut open peppers and discard seeds and white pith, Put through finest knife of food chopper twice. Drain pulp, Measure, packing solidly fn cup until juice comes to top, There should be 2 cups, Mix sugar, vinegar and prepared pepper and bring quickly to the boiling point stirring con. stantly, Boil hard for two minutes, stirring constantly, Remove froth fire and stir in pectin. Skim and stir alternately for five minutes, Pour into sterilized glasses and cover as in foregoing recipes. : Strawberry Jelly ©. Two cups juice from canned straw- berries, 1 lemon, 4 cups granulated sugar, 34 cup commercial pectin, * "+ Drain the syrup from the canned berries and add the juice of lemon, Put sugar and syrup into sauce pan. Mix and bring quickly to the boiling point, stirrng constantly, Add pectin, stirring constantly and bring to a hard boil. Remove at once from the fire, skim and pour into sterilized glasses, PLEASING GIFTS THAT Bia WILL GRATIFY MEN At this time of year, the feminine mind is always more or less perturb- ed. There is scarcely a member of the gentler sex, from the age of fifteen to the period when age has been forgotten, who is not confront. ed with the annual Christmas prob- lem, What ghould-I give to the male? There are a great variety of males in' this world, but here is a tip for the pertprbed female who has' to solve the problem. Do not forget the fact that every man has a touch of vanity in his make-up. If he lacks that he Is not just the sort 'of male you should know. __ Whether he is your father," brother, nephew or gentleman friend, the rule applies. There must be a trace of vanity if he is the sort to fit into your scheme of existence. So, play upon that, masculine "touch when you are do- ing your Christmas shopping. - ~The finest way to play upon the masculine 'vanity is 'to hand the gentleman something to add to: his personal appearance." Thé shops are led with such things at this seas- see by a display -of the ads. in the 'papers, and you will be astonished when you visit a haberdashery shop, to discover how simple it is to solve the male problem of gift-giving. For what man ths side of the North Pole can be impervious to the gift of a shirt, a pair of slippers, a pair of py- jamas, a new neckscarf, a necktie or any one of those almost. unaccounted gifts which the average haberdashery stores are now 'displaying in such a tantalizing manner. An Appealing Array The female of this season has not done her duty until she has visited some of these stores. Shirts, special- ly made up for the Christmas trade, are displayed in all their appealing vanity. It does not matter what the temper of 'the male, the answer can be found on the shirt counter of the men's store or the departmental in. stitution. If you are really trying to solve the Christmas problem in the most acceptable manner, devote a few days to studying the types of shirts which your particular male likes to wear. If he. is youthful, of the Col. lege Boy type, the stores will have plenty of colors to meet his most exacting taste. If*1t is friend hus. band, the answer {s'the sume. < No matter who the man or what his walk in life, you will be able to satisfy him with the appropriate gift. CHRISTMAS RECIPES Glblet Stuffing 20% Two cups soaked stale bread, two on of the year, as you will readily | - SEAN This is the first Fistor made since the marriage last summer of Professor William Leonard 59-year old University o# Wisconsin poet, and his bride, the former Miss Grace Golden, 28. Their mar- his. "Phobic- Prison," milg from his home, riage attracted wide attention when Miss Golden willingly entered a fear that he has of going more than half a at minced onlons, two chopped apples, one teaspoon' poultry seasoning, one set of giblets (heart, liver and giz- zard), two-thirds teaspoon salt, one. quarter teaspoon pepper, Squeeze bread quite dry. Add the minced onion, - apple, seasoning, and finally giblets, which have been simmered ped. i : : Chestnut Stuffing™ Three cups sweet chestnuts, one- halt cup butter, one teaspoon salt, Simplicity Is. Chic * =r ! =1=pa ' re Leh. I= pe Uy EI lS I) ™ emg [2 bd ! - fmf) == fe fom) ff) t= P=t=t=p= I Ld EY Pa tmp 1 ES ET The dress patterned for today will fill a need in every smart wardrobe for casual wear, It's the simple tailored type with dash just right. You may make it offrabbit's wool, jersey, novelty silk]]weaves, velveteen, etc., and the r¢pult will be equally lovely. Style No. 2706 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18 years, 36, 38 and 40-inches bust. Size 16 requires 4 yards of 39-inch matetial, HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plainly, giving number and size of pattern wanted.. Enclose 15¢ in stamps or coin (coin prefer- red; wrap it Sarelu) and ad- dress your order to Wilson Pat- tern Service," 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto, ~ in water until tender and then chop-. one-eighth teaspoon pepper, quarter cup cream, one cup cracker crumbs, Shell and blanche chestnuts. Cook in boiling salted water until soft, Drain and mash, using potatoe ricer, Add half the quantity of but- ter along with salt, pepper and cream. Melt the remaining butter, mix with the cracker crumbs and then com- bine the mixtures. An Oyster Cocktail Oyster cocktail sharpens the ap- petite.-for the good things to follow and "is quite appropriate for Christ- mas dinner. For each person take six raw oysters, one tablespoon to- mato catsup, one half tablespooon of vinegar or lemon juice, twp drops tabasco, pinch of salt, one teaspoon celery finely chopped, one-half tea- spoon worcestershire sauce. Mix in- gredients, chill thoroughly and serve in cocktail glasses or in cases made from. hollowed out green peppers, Turkey Bones Soup Don't throw away the turkey rem- nants without first considering -the following recipe: Take turkey bones and any left-over pleces of meat and boil three.quarters of an hour in water enough to cover them. Add a little rice and celery chopped fine, Just before serving thicken with a little flour, (browned); and season of butter. This is a cheap but de- licious soup, and softens the other. wise hard bump the family receives <{-when-e return from a festive to. ev- ery-day fare is necessitated. Food Decorations " . Canned cherries and other fruits are decorative for = salads, puddings and other desserts, and are a deli- clous accompaniment. ; The woods can most always fur- nish 'material for a bouquet for' the centre of the table. Let us not be. grudge the very. small amount of time and effort such things require, beauty into our lives in any way and whatever we can. Politeness of the Orient Japan's Official Travel Bureau Ad- vises on Treatment of Tourists: Do not whiser among yourselves or titter in the presence of foreigners. Don't imitate - fancy gestures learned. at the cinema, which will only excite disgust on the part of foreigners. Don't ask a foreigner's age unless it is absolutely required. Light pranks add zest to your ser- vice; but don't pull people's ears. Don't eat bananas without cutting them up. Don't suck your fingers or form a circle with your thumb and forefinger. 4 : : Don't go as far as the door when you direct foreigners to the lavatory. Don't go into the bathroom when foreigners are bathing to ask whe- ther the temperature of the water is just right or to - help them wash themselves. Large napkins should be offered to foreign ladies, so that they may hide their knees when sitting. one. g with pepper, salt, and a small plece]. but let us introduce daintiness and | LESSON XI. -- December 15 EZRA TEACHING THE LAW OF GOD Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 8:1.3, 5, 6, 8.12 GOLDEN TEXT --_Thy word have | laid up in my heart, -- Psalm 119:11. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING TIME --- The year of the revival recorded in Nehemiah 8 is not de. finitely stated, but {it would seem that this event followed immediately the completion of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem and, conse. quently, occurred B.C. 444. "For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do It, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordin. ances". This important passage was extensively commented upon in the lesson for December 1, and need not occupy us again at this time. Some qualifications for instructing men in divine truth arg" bestowed by God hmself; others are received from the hands of great teachers and great books; while others can be had only by a deliberate consecration of one's heart to the teachings which it is one's purse to expound. "And all the people gathered them. selves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; .and they. spake .unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel". Probably the latter half of the seventy-third verse of the preceding chapter should be attached to this verse. Suddenly there now appears in this vivid nar. rative, for the first time, the scribe Ezra, who had been in Jerusalem twelve years before this and had spoken severely to the citizens of the city concerning the expulsion of the strange women (Ezra 9), "And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly both men and women and all that could. hear with understanding". How much of the book of the law was in the hands oi Ezra, we do not kpow. Possibly the entire Pentateuch, but how muoh of this was read before the people, it is difficult to' determine. "Upon -the first day of the seventh month", This was a day of the new moon and the beginning of the autumn era. "And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until mid- day, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could tnderstand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law". Exactly where this read. ing took place we are not definitely told, but it is probably the some lo. cation 'as that mentioned in Ezra 10: 9 and is supposed to be the broad place lying between the southeast precincts of the temple and the east. ern wall, - "And Ezra opened the book In the sight of all the people (for he was above all the people): and when he opened it, all the people stood up'. (CI. Luke 4:17.) Standing was some. times the posture of prayer denoting humility (1 Sam. 1:26; 1 Kings 8.22; Luke 18:11, 13). "And Ezra blessed Jehoval, the great God". This blessing probably took the form of a prayer. "And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands (cf. 6:14)." Some churches have re. sponsive worship now. -- "And they bowed their heads and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground". Such an attitude of prayer is a frequent occurrence in the Scriptures © (Gen. 19:1; 42:6: 48:12; 1 Sam. 20:41; 24,8; 1 Chron. 21:21), . And they read in the book, itr thu law of God, distinctly", The word here translated distinctly occurs in Num. 15734 and means with clearness and precision, for which careful study was required. "And they gave the sense". This phrase occurs only here in the Old Testament, and refers to the parenthetical comment introduc. ed by the reader to explain the text which he is reading, "So that they ©, FU MANCHU By Sax Rohmer And fill the I Son of Duke and Duchess understoéd the reading". The result was that the great multitude wers able thus to comprehend the words falling upon their ears. ; "And Nehemiah, who was the OV. ernor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy untd Jehovah your God; mourn not, nor weep, people wept, when they heard the words of the law", As the people had listened to the words of the law, they became conscious of their own sinfulness and broke out in great weeping. Read the Sacred Volume, and, whether you will or not, yt will so affect you, so pierce your heart, 80 work ils way into your very mar. row, that, in comparison with the jm. pression so. produced, that of orators and "philosophers will almost disap. Dear; making it manifest that, in the Sacred Volume, there is a truth di. vine, a something which makes ft Imeasurably . superior to all the pifts and graces attainable by man, "Then he sald unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweat, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord". See Deut. 16:14; Esther 9:19; 1 Sam. 9:13;-2 Sam. 6: 19; Ezek. 39:17-20. "Neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength', Thove is a natural adaptation or provision in the gospel, both of what it brings to us and by what it takes away from us, to make a calm, and settled, and deep glad- ness, the prevalent temper _of the Christian spirit. "So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye griev. ed". "And all the people went thelr portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood 'the words that were declared ynto them", The people had sorrowed bdcause they had not kept the law: they were able fo understand the law. "An Old Man's Thoughts at Christmas 2 Old Santa Claus, a tough old 'chap Oh surely he must be, le's made the trip exo Christmas eve, Since I was only three. And now I'm over seve nty, And like to take my eugn; Yet Santa still is on the go, Yowd think he'd surely freeze. vay, As nimbly as of old; For the windows and the doors are fixed For keeping out the cold. And yet on Christmas morning Were presents on the tree and floor; And all the children's stockings buldged- With toys and sweets galore [ would like to know the secret Of how Santa keeps so spry, And of how dio always _keeps that Merry twinkle in his eye. Of course, that trip behind the deer, Is dandy tor his heaith; But it takes some pluck to tackle it; I'd hate the job myself. So here's good luck to Santa, _ And. his reindeer and t sled, Aud also in his snow-white beard, And to his coat of red. And may he long continue when"ihe Winter breezes blow, To make his trip on Christmas eve At forty-odd below. children with delight And make the old folks slad, When they think upon old Spiifa And the. happiness they've had, "Though all approve of general peace, there are quite a number who are unprepared to run any risk in order to preserve it,""--Viscout Cecil. THE SEVERED FINGERS--On a Perilous Errand. not sure Fu Manchu is th tonight, but the oplim, den means pracious os where this "Aboard the o launch on the way to Shen Fond Nayiond Smith told Inspector Ryman, in command: I'm appears fo be one of his haunts, ' and _ time A of the Thames, the throat of Fu Manchu's nearness, [had uhstrung : even Smith's * [iron nerves... . Smith was first shay "Le close in, with grace your ears open," I From his voice | knew ris - For all the' way to eat, and to drink, and to send- And he must have come the chimney | Kent Born Under Sign » of Virgo i The horoscops below was re- cently published in the London aily Express. The baby son of . the Duke and {Duchess of Kent was born with the Planet Venus. in the sign Virgo. - i There is a possibility to be guard- ed against of his being a little deli- cate in childhood, but he soon outgrow these troubles, The Planet Venus is in good aspect should to Mercury, therefore it is most like. ly that he will inherit the artistic talent of his mother and of his grandfather, Prince Nicholas of Jugo-Slavia. : He will be studious and tholight- ful and give great care to all his un- dertakings. Saturn and the Moon are beneficial assets to his ruling planet. It is interesting to note that he is unlikely ever to attain a throne, It is also remarkable that troubles will come should he at any time choose to live permanently abroad He should remain in the land of his birth, During his early twenties some af- fair of moment surrounds him. Plans will be made and counter-manded, and for a time he will be much in the limelight. The end of his life will be passed in much happiness away from all public affairs. He will be greatly interested in theological and legal studies, Personal Habits The subject of personal habits is a very ticklish one, one which needs careful handling, It is an old saying that "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread," and in this case we will take the fool's chance, In fact, that Is what many people are doing in their careless personal habits with fire every day of thelr lives. Per. haps the most effective way to ap- proach the matter is to relate the results of some personal habits in ollier people as people generally like to hear about the other fellow, A 'man dropped a cigarette in a burned to death eleven people. A man dropped his" éigarette In a couch .in the lobby of a hotel. Fire resulted at 3 a.m. and resulted in the death of four people. JA mother in one of our leading coh lege=tities, "for the time started a fire with coal oil, The fire she started burned to death three children besides herself. A man dropped a mateh on a garage floor, walked on and left it. A six. year-old child found it and ignited her clothing, which resulted in- burns 'that caused her dénlh a tew hours later. Man attempted to, sleep and smoke at the same time -- result, he set bed afire, was overcome with smoke, and romoved in an unconscious state, Only the timely arrival of the fire department saved him - from being cremated alive. Some grown-ups placed Strike-Any- Whero matches on kitohen table. Two small children acted upon the implied suggestion and carried some to their play.house, innocently start. ed a fire. Result, a little boy badly burned. Do you always think about the when you discard cigarette stub. Are you, mindful of the safety of the children in your home to the extent of providing safety matches, and keeping them out of thelr reach? Do you have proper respect for the dangerous properties of gasoline and always handle it with care? your Every Movie Star a Flower Type polls again, nominations have becn made for the ten most distinctive "Floral types" among screen- stars by Omar Kiam, world-famous Amer. fcan designer, and Helen Taylor, film courturiere, The nominees: '1. Mirlam Hopkins--Honeysygkle, 2. Marion Davies --- Iris. J. Josephine Hutchinson -- goet.meanot, 4. Merlo Oberon ---- wild rose, Katharine Hepburn -- poppy. Greta Garbo -- water lily, Jean Parker -- mountain laurel. Dolores Costello -- gentian, Princess Natalle Paley --- lilac, 10. Elsa Lanchester -- foxglove. According to Omar Kiam who made '|his selections while visiting Miss Taya lor on the United Artists lot, the B00 ret of chic is self-knowledge. "The smart woman, her limitations, both physical and temperamental, will learn to associate Hollywood is at the This time For. type her fashlo problems are solved. Flowers represent moods, textures, characteristics. It you belong in the rose family don't dress like a dalay or a gardenia, Know thyself! rE rubbish pile in a rooming house and fitth hundredth safety and welfare of those about you $ matoh and recognizing her personality, with flower," he" said. "Once o4 petro her floral on ns a ph fo rt Cn =n