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'| 'Turquoise is 7 a: aanaiamaneee riven; (Paris: exhibition of 1862 a:lbut-|a40 "den have » touch: bazaar in Istanbul you can buy terfly brooch glittere@ with' a it (a € doh alone aa little blue charm eyes for the|#l4 and turquoise bedy and same purpose. -- of diamonds and emer- rt Persian turquoises were a| This fall, Napier of New York wedding 'gift to Elizabeth the jfeatured stylized plume and leaf Queen Mother from King 'brooches and ear-rings, set with George V. The set included a imitation precious stones, in tur- tiara, necklace, ear-rings and|quoise, There are also huge corsage brooch, An earlier Eng-|leaves, pendants and lockets in lish queen also owned tur-|the Victorian style from Trifari, quoises. The court jeweller to|with pseudo jewels. Monet likes James I listed several turquoise |exquisite florals in colored fake ' ornaments he created for)jewels. produced, The chief sources James's consort, Queen Anne.| While the best turquoisesjzircons are Ceylon and In Napoleon's first gift to Jose-'came from Persia, others were|/China, ith six yf Ziron, Turquoise, Birthstones For December Bring Good Luck By MARGARET NESS | If you suffer '-om insomnia ard are born in December, you have a handsome remedy, Wear a zircon in some torm of jew: elry, The ee --* this stone could cure sleeplessness, The other, more popular, birth.|They were set in: lockets and stone for December is the tur-|Used as birthstone gems . in olse, rings, But they soon returned oth stones' were. supposed to to adult favor when Sarah Bern- tact their wearers from. evil wardt, performing as Cleopatra and also to bring prosperity, ae" wore a ong 2 of tur. MRhe luck surrounding tur.(W18e, ornaments. en, as pool ogee Lath to an dacient| 20% stars could start a fad, So Persian king. He discovered a French and English women turquoise mine one day and won Sasenee ter Jeweity with 8A a battle the next. , : Egyptian motif, studded with Good luck in fame came. to turquoises. The finest turquoises came two December-born women, the i late. Helena Rubinstein 'of' the from Persia where the Shah had cosmetic empire and the Eng: lish novelist Jane Austen. Oth, ers, such as Mary Queen of Scots and Henry VIII's Cath erine of Aragon, were not so fortunate. Canadian Judy La- Marsh and Marlene _ Dietrich also qualify tor turquoises or zircons, Turquoises have been popular from ancient times, In 1900, archeologists opened the tomb of an Egyptian queen, On her arm were four bracelets of cast-gold and turquoises. The stones were as bright as they 'had been some 8,000 years be- | SOCIAL NOTICE fore when they were buried 'with her. POPULAR FOR CHILDREN Oddie in Woetevian Mneland turquoises were for a time used mostly in childrén's jewelry, change its color. a The zircon has brilliance and fire, But in its natural state dt is often a sort of unin brown, It wasn't until a 'century heat process was uséd that the lovely blue color was ; * Toastmaster CONTINENTAL » 'Sandwich cake Westerdyk, secretary' and ° Mr. Westerdyk. --Oshawa Times Photo president; Mrs, James Kamstra and Mr. Kamstra, vice-president; Mrs, George ning are from the left: Mrs. SEEN. DANCING at the Jake Vos and Mr, Vos, "Sinterklaas' or 'Santa Claus' | He's Figure of Loving Kindness Al y is the feast of si" Nicholas, the Dutch Club honored the patron saint of all food children, especially young ders, on Saturday. St. rode through town on ils hetper' Black Peter' and by r r an made his way to the UAW Hall a children's party was In the'evening the adults cele- brated. by hol @ dance pod gh ron ea - and another gradua! e legend of "Sinterklaas" took shape. There are a lot of similar- ities between Santa Claus, Ca- nadian vintage, and the Saint Nicholas of Dutch tradition. When you dig deep down, in fact, they are one and the same man. A church dignitary of an- cient lineage, white of beard and red of garb, who dis- tributes presents to deserving children in the month of De- rs Even the name is the same, for 'Santa Claus" is a very ane and obvious corruption of Dutch "'Sinterklaas", the ig form Dutch children have used throughout the ages designate their patron Saint cholas. They brought him when they arrived on this Geechee century, an 4 for gure, tha Santa Claus and Father Christ- mas, Saint Nicholas is accom- panied wherever he goes by his Moorish sérvant Black Peter-- a jolly joker of a fellow, who prances about, rolls his eyes, flashes his white teeth, occa- sionally brandishing a birch rod, Peter carries the presents in a huge sach which, when emptied, is plenty large to ac- commodate naughty children. HE LIVES IN SPAIN Although legend has it that the original Saint Nicholas lived in Asia Minor and that his re- mains rest in a beautiful tomb in Southern Italy, all Dutch children know for sure that he makes his home in Spain, Why Spain? The explanations vary, but the most plausible among them has to do with oranges. In the long-long-ago, when the Dutch were even thriftier than they are today, an orange was an orange, and considered a rich reward when found in a stocking or in a little waiting shoe in front of the fireplace. The algebraic formula of it went something like this: oranges, at the time, came from Spain; Sinterklaas had brought them and had dropped them down the chimney; ergo: Sinterklaas lived in Spain. E year, late in Novem- ber, Saint Nicholas mounts his t the British | white horse, Pete swings the their 'own|sack over his {Christmas the iwo leave their Spanish ' home, board a steamer Sail Burgomaster and a boisterous welcome await them in Amster- shoulder, and and to Holland where the harbor. From here on, they are fur- iously busy and everywhere at the same time. They visit class- rooms and hospitals, depart- ment stores and restaurants, offices and the Houses of Par- jliament; they ride across roof tops at night and in processions | | RECEPTION | | } 'of Ajax will be happy to re-| THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, December 6, 1966 15 friends on the occasion of their | } NEW YORK (AP) Despite some beefs by seafood sellers around the country the first Friday that U.S. Roman Catho- lics had the church's blessing to begin eating meat regularly, proved pretty much to be fish business as usual. Msgr, Francis Quinn, a San Francisco archdiocesan official, said: "When you get up the momentum of so many cen- turies, you don't come to a grinding. stop just like that." In an Associated tionwide check, restaurants in the San 'Francisco area said their luncheon business showed no appreciable change in eat- ing habits, Eugene Rolari, manager of one of Connecticut's largest wholesale fish business, in Bridgeport, said business was off about 15 or 20 per cent. The manager of a Bridgeport fish and chips establishment said, "'we can definitely notice the difference," but the man- ager of a seafood restaurant in the same city reported busi- ness '"'terrific, a little better than usual, . . I don't think you change habits right off." In the Miami, Fla., area, fish business continued to boom. Said one restaurant owner: "Maybe when you take the heat off a thing, people do it will- ingly." At Roman Catholic schools around Miami, meat was being the Press na-/ Less progressive, as befits the Old World, his Dutch counter- part has stuck closer to his origins -- that of a legendary East-Mediterranean bishop of fourth 'century A.D., whose birthday was supposedly December 6. In Holland, Saint Nicholas is still honored on that date, although the actual cele- bration takes place on the eve- ning before, Saint Nicholas Eve, when young and old exchange gifts along with much gaiety and kidding. The Dutch continue to regard) "Sinterklaas" as a holy man. Not only has his outward ap- pearance remained consistent through the centuries, as is evi- denced by his long red robes, his -mitre and his curved crosier, but his demeanor and character, tho, are in harmony with the image of the vener- able Saint -- all goodness and dignity as he rides across the Tooftops on his snow-white ateed. ' To make up foor the lack of at daytime, they distribute presents and serious advice, They listen attentively to loud | singing and scarcely audible confessions, and when the old man is sometimes exhausted and has to excuse himself, Pete rings doorbells and sticks a black-gloved hand around the door to scatter sprays of good- ies and pepper nuts over the singing and grabbing children, leaving a basket full of gifts on the doorstep, SAINT NICHOLAS SONGS Music fills the air, those fes-| tive first six days in Decem- ber, The Dutch have a rich and varied treasury of Saint Nich- glas songs, that is as different from the hallowed mood of Christmas carols as night is from dav. Thev are heard nat only in the schools and in the homes around the piano, but from the carillon towers and the barrel organs at street cor- ners; they are played by bands and by long-haired orchestras merriment, so irresistible in alike, and they feature prom-/Christmas season. served Friday for first time. "But a lot of students are eating fish, a lot of them," said a kitchen supervisor at one school. Buffalo, N.Y., restaurants found fish order down 10 to 40 per cent. In Boston, always a_ great inently in radio and television programs. Young and old, all know the old tunes; they hum them, sing them and shout them in choirs and in the bath. That is the kind of feast Saint Nicholas Eve is to Hollanders of all ages. On December 7, it is all over. How Sinterklaas and Pete dis- appear is nobody's business, but almost a full year to recuper- ate and to prepare for their next trip to Holland. Mean- while, the Dutch are all ready to begin thinking about the LES OFFICIERS DU CLUB AVEC 'The members of La Fed- eration des Femmes Cana- diennes - Francaises enter- tained their husbands and guests at a Christmas party at Fernhill Park club- house, Saturday evening, beginning with dinner and entertainment followed by a buffet supper. Shown here from the left are Mr. and Mrs, Howard Gimblett, 2nd 4 psa " N SES MARIS vice-president; Mr. and Mrs, Jean Cardinal, presi- dent and Mr. and Mrs. Yvan Gilbert, Ist vice-presi- dent. --Oshawe Times Photo it is understood that they re- lturn to Spain, where they have| ©. lically replaced men |Fish Consumption In Canada Shows Change Only In Quebec | seafood city, the owner of one leading restaurant reported, "our business today was ahead) of last year's, 25 per cent up at lunch, 20 per cent up at dinner,"'| In Seattle, an official of a fish and oyster firm said per- sons he talked to predict "that| after housewives see the higher | cost of an extra red meat day} they will go back to seafood. '| In New York, the ancient jOrder of Hibernians, an Irish Catholic group, had meat on} the menu for the first time in |93 years at their annual testi-| monial luncheon, They had a} choice of fried shrimp, filet of sole or roast beef, Mr, and Mrs. D, Roy McRae ceive their relatives and golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, December 18, 1966, in the Fellowship Room of St. Paul's United Church from} 2.00 p.m, to 5.00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE Just for the record. . The amount of fruit sugar in Mrs. A. V.. Walker's Light Christmas Cake recipe should be 1% cups (not 144 pounds). The members of the Barvinok Branch of the Canadian-Ukrain- ian Women's Association con- tributed and dressed a doll for the Festival of Dolls of All Na- tions sponsored, by the Wo- men's Auxiliary of Oshawa General Hospital. NEW YORK (AP) -- Every little' girl yearns at some time to become a 'ballet dancer, 'a hurse or a schoolteacher, But the fact is that more and more little girls are growing up to become business secretaries. Woman's place today is in the office as well as the kitchen, One of the results of the con- tinuing industrial revolution has been to put American woan- hood in a new seat of power-- behind a typewriter. 'Less than 100 years ago ;women were almost as scarce in business offices as pearls in| restaurant oysters. | "According to the 1870 cen- isus, there were just seven fe- jmale office workers," says Earl |Tiffany Jr., president of the Royal Typewriter Co. 'Today there are approximately 3,000,- 000 secretaries, stenographers jand typists -- and 98 per cent} 'of them are women." Another source, M. Merle jLaw, president of the National| /Secretaries' Association, agrees with Tiffany's figure of 3,000,-' 000 but estimates the total num-| ber of U.S. women office work-| jers in all jobs at 7,000,000. How did women come to this jgiant step? Some _historians| trace it back to the year 1881 when the YWCA started the first typing co Man A stat for women, | a i the plumoe -o ine cumsy, e7- More Women Are Secretaries Than In Any Other Profession jwoman. More than holf of thé |12 'per cent in 1901. more than 28 per cent,'"'. says) Tiffany. "Top secretaries com- | mand salaries of $10,000." 'Salaries vary in different parts of the country, but secre- taries to middle - management men average $97 per week and secretaries to top-level manage- ment average $112 per week," Miss Law says. "But they range up to $17,400 a year and in one case, considering extra cash benefit, to $21,400." Says Tiffany: "This is one field ir; which age presents: a minimum drawback to the older 'Miss Typewriters' of this coun- try are married, and almost half are more than 40 years old." Says Miss Law, with consid-| erable pride; "A survey of our members showed that 32.8 per cent owned their own homes, a car and some stock shares." Both Tiffany and Miss Law believe the spread of automa- tion offers no threat to the fu- ture employment of skilled | women office employees MANY MORE WORK About 30 per cent of Canad- ian women are in the labor force nowadays, compared with ratic machines of that era, But \the girls, wearing leg-of-mutton | jsleeve blouses and high-button shoes, seized upon the type-| writer as a key to economic \freedom. 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