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i/. 19 :4 â€"\ h SA ’ w oi) 7 M oD W m _<m z_o._._..mw .. :A BREAK .â€" â€" uow ! soft gI ass Snow! C A notle of laughter, The jofi)u's sound Oof children‘s voices Three Ciildren run, Skips of joy in each step, e as < ud ~~~ddwEhird Avenue ‘ @PINE S°T. NOLLTH HarveyGraham Son A Gift of Comfort! es e = ES «ts while fMakes fall on zreen we her a chance to get out and enjoy herself after all yor k she has been doing, trying to keep the house tand tidy. Think of the long hours of drudgery on 9 g_eeb waxing and polishing floors or trying to get ibedded dirt from the rugs, chesterfield, etec. She nly has worked hard, and now she deserves a At a very moderate price and on very easy terms, you can secure a Beatty Complete Cleaner and Floor Polisher Outfit. See this equipment before you buy. SNOW Women say that unless they have an electric cleaner t help, it takes 7% to 8 hours a week to keep the house really clean, The relentless monotony of this everlasting task makesâ€" women old before their time. The Beatty Electric Cleaner is a wonderful labour saver in the home, especlally during houseâ€"cleaning. It gets the dirt deep down in the rug as well as the / surface litter It can be used for cleaning stuffed furniture, cushions, matâ€" tresses, clothing, upholstery of cars, ¢xâ€" terminating moths, etc. W V M § ol dx 4 .J > hPE .SQ\\\\ ® // \\.\1\.\\5\\\ mt P \n > . _A NEW BEATTY ; Cleaner or Floor Polisher (GIVE HER Arms in rhythm. Snow ! He was very angry with his tailor. ‘"Why, the first timeâ€"I buttoned this coat, it split down the back," he stormâ€" ed. "That shows how well we sew ithe buttons on, sir," was the calm reply. _ s ‘-tâ€"Elvlm. B. McGee. : In the Christian Science Monitor. No more thoughtful gift than these comfortable Slippers for him to relax in. A number of styles in Packard and other quality makes. Soft brown calf or side leather, elastic sides, leather or rubber heels, ~â€"Priced from An Ideal Gift. ... Comfort personified . . . calf, carefully lined . . finitely smart. Just In~ smart . velvety. leather, Come in several masculine colours. Priced low at $1.95 to $3.95 OPERAS $1.49 to $3.95 MULES $2.95 blus deâ€" Christmasâ€"the time when thoughts in the newest millinery modes, and the of giving become uppermost in the mufls being in varying shapes and mind, and, surely, the local stores fulâ€" ‘ sizes. fil the thought in the phrase "There is’ This gift will not fit into the Christ« more pleasure in giving than in takâ€" | mas stocking but it cermvainly will be ing." This year the stores have "blosâ€" | the ideal gift to place near the Christâ€" somed forth" in a coat of grandest mas tree. It is a mountain sable gifts, and shopping is made a pleasure . jacket, fashioned in box style, collarâ€" that makes Christmas giving a gloriâ€" l less,and fastened with an aitractive ous game. â€" There is something for‘silver clasp. The sable jackets are every member of the family, as sug-?shown by the Style Shoppe in short, gested in the following exciting adâ€" ventures in shopping land. She will smile her prettiest when she opens the gay Christmas parcel to find a sterling silver dresser set, which is shown at Halperin‘s in various designs. There are such well known patterns as Princess Margaret Rose, Princess Marina, Sonya, Coronation, Duchess of Marlborough and â€" many others are equally asâ€" delicately finished. To make her remember you as she gocs about her daily duties, there is ncuhing more luxurious and practical ihan a pair of brmutifully fashioned: houseâ€"slippers.. C=~‘1:im Son have on display so‘me v :y lovely slippers, a pair that is câ€"pecially pleasing to the eye bsing made of black satin, with a cuban heel, and fashionrcd with a high front adorned with shirred satin. Anâ€" other pair of slippers are made of rich black and yellow velvet, handsomely cut and designed. Graham‘s also has Silver and Gold Predominate Halperin‘s Jewellery Store is definite in its thought that silver and gold preâ€" dominate in the Christmas giving of 1938. Sterling silver is very fashionâ€" able in dresser sets, while the trend in jewellery is to necural gold.. As lockets and other costume jewellery are still very popular, the store is showing a tbeautiful display of the newest in this line, all beautifully engraved and deâ€" signed to please the heart of the lucky lady recipiem.. a that "will never go wrong" . . . hosiery, in the newest shades, and very "Christmassy" in white and gold gift boxes. Local Merchants Have Combinéd ‘This Year to Make Christmas Shopping Pleasant and Interesting. Helpful Hints as to What to Buy for Each One on the List. Furs and_ Accessories Fascinatingâ€"that is the word for the complete display of fur coats and acâ€" cessories featured by the Style Shoppe, Fourt:h avenue. Persian lamb (so very popular this year), mink striped musâ€" krat, rice lake Hudson seal, and other popular furs are made into beautifully styled box and princess coats that will delight the receiver this superâ€" Christmas gift.â€".Many of the coats feaâ€" ture the tuxedo front, and other upâ€"toâ€" theâ€"minute styles in the fur world, and especially remarkable is the group of accessoriesâ€"fur hats, furâ€"mufifs, etc.â€" that will complete the fur coat. â€"The fur hats and mufls are very fashionable, the hats being designed Selection, Easy, Pleasant For MHappy Feet Sportswear is a major item in the Christmas shoppers list for 1938, and the newest in this line may be found at the popular fourth avenue store. These coaus, or jackets, are made of fairway cloth, and are suitable for wear in all weather and in all sports. The jackets are made in threeâ€"quarter and shorter lengths, and feature an elastic band at the waistline. They have spacious pockets as the front of the coat, and a special "hideway‘" zippered pocket #t/the back, over the shoulders. This extra pocket is especially "handy" for the spor!ing lady or gentleman who wishes to carry a few articles while out for the day‘s fun. The jJackes fasten with a fullâ€"length zipper, and an extra button at the front, and are of English make. They are particularly desirable as they have lovely furâ€"trimmed parkaâ€"hoods attached. This is a gift that is for all members of the family, and one that will delight cach recipient. , oneâ€"half, ~and threeâ€"quarter lengths, and are suitable for street wear and evening wear. The sleeves are halfâ€" length or full, and she jacket is luxuriâ€" ous and practical for its various uses. 500 Tons Christmas Mail To Go By Air London,; Eng.â€"The other dayâ€"anâ€" niversary of the first despatch of Post Office mails by â€"a British commercial flying routeâ€"came the announcement of the greatest mailâ€"carrying task ever undertaken. L9 a 3 m Growth of the Air Service Shown by Handling : of Mail:in Old Country. Just 19. years ago, on November 10, 1919, a pllot leaned from the cockpit of a small commercial biplane at Hounâ€" ¢ slow, on the outskirts of London, and: was handed by an official a mail bag containing a handful of lsiters, Then, taxying out and takingâ€"off, he vanished into : theâ€"mist,;â€"enâ€"route for Paris. And it was in this simple fashion that a new era dawned in postal communicaâ€" tion. . For thest lit@le Londonâ€"Paris plane had the distinction ‘of carrying. the: first mails ever entrusted by the Post O’fficre. under an official conâ€" tract, ‘o a daily airplans service opâ€" erating commercial cond:ions. The success of that Paris air mail soon led to contracts for the transport of letters by other continental routes; and this paved the way for our first Empire air mails to India and Africa. Loads grew rapidly. Services were acâ€" celerated and increased in frequency. But still the demand was for further air facilities; and so Imperial Airways brought forward the scheme of which we are reaping the fruit todayâ€"the scheme abolishing special labels and surcharges, and putting firswâ€"class mails into the air on Empire routes as aA matter of ordinary postal routine. Frost it on a hollyâ€"garnished platter, And serve it with the song of Christâ€" mas bells. And nowâ€"just 19 years after "the first commercial airmail despatch co the continentâ€"civil aviation is about to carry out ‘a task which would have seemed incerdible in Gays when mail loads were being reckoned merely in pounds. This gneat taskâ€"details of which are available todayâ€"entails the carriage by Imperial Airways on the Empre routes, wthn the next fve weeks, of nonâ€"surcharge ‘"all ‘up" Christmas mail loads which, it is mated, will reach a total weight of apâ€" proximately 500 cons. ' To cope with this record task the company are assembling a great Arâ€" madaâ€"of mail carrying craftâ€"the exist.â€" ing fleet of "C" ciass flyingbpats bzeing reinforceed by new craft of modiâ€" fied "C" class (capable of . carrying larger loads), and also by units of the new Impsrial landplane flee‘s; while additional ‘planes will be obtained from other sources as mequired. Approxiâ€" mately 250 tons of Yuletide malilsâ€" something like 17,000,000 lettersâ€"will be airâ€"borne out of Southampton; while a somewhat similar volume will, it is calculatsd, be incomming from territories overscas. Sct it on the fire of heart‘s affection, it till the jolly bubbles rise, Sprinkle it with kisses for confection, Bweeten ‘with a look from loving eyes, Flavour k with children‘s merry chatâ€" Take some lhhuman nature as you find The commonest variety will do; Put @‘liittle graciousness behind it, Add a lump of charityâ€"or two. Squceze in jus<. a drop of moderation, Half as much frugalityâ€"or less, Add some very fine considpration, Strain off all of poyerty‘s distress. Pour some milk of human kindness in ©41t, Put in all the happiness yau can; Stir it"up with lau;;:wr every minute, Season it with goodâ€"will toward every THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING to sing, telling of cold, hard winter days, and asking for cakes and ale. Those inside lament in turn that they are poor and have little o spare and this leads to a merry contest in singâ€" ing and rhyming, cach party capping the other. for their quick wit and aptitude at rhyming, dress up as mummers, the leader covering himself in a long white sheet and horse‘s head adorned with coloured ribbons. Mari Liwyd, or Holy Mary, for inâ€" scance, is still practiced in some Welsh villages. A party of villagers, chosen Round the village they go from door to doorâ€"these have been shw, and barred to themâ€"begging for permission (By Trevor Alien) Parliament once banned Christmas for sixteen years. Three centur‘es ago the Puritans decided it was ‘superâ€" stitious, papistical and heathen." and resolved to have nothing to do with it. In 1644 the Lords and Commons acâ€" cordingly ordéred "soâ€"called Chrisimas Day to be kept as a fast instead of a feast."~ But it survived, and many of Its quaint, traditional customs have lasted into our own day. This may continue for half an hour until those inside fail to find a rhyming retor«; cthen the door is opened and the revellers are regaled with cakes and beer. In the old days in Wales, when the festive Christmas company gathered round the flaming Yule log, you lookâ€" ed furtively at the shadows of your friends flung upon the walll If the shadow appeared hcadless its owner would die within a year. If a hoop fell off the cash of cider on Christmas eve, somsone in the house would dig before next Christmas. Many Strange Customs Here Survived Through The west country has been rich in alncient customs. One of the mosét picâ€" turesque was that of visiting the prinâ€" cipal orchards on Christmas Eve, salutâ€" ing a chosen tree with an incantation, then sprinkling it with cider or dashâ€" ing a bowl or jug of it t‘he trunk. This was to ensure plentiful bearing in the ensuing year. At Walâ€" leggan the trees were hailed with: Here‘s to thee, old apple tree! Hats full, packs full! Hurrah! And fire off the gun! Sugar cakes were ofcen laid on the branches to pxopitate the spirit of the apple harvest. .Cheery Cornish Custom In Falmouth the poorer people alâ€" ways expected from the shopkeepers with whom they dealt a slice of cake and a glass of gin ai, Chustmab Some tradesmen ~stilt ~abserve this â€" custom. In other parts of Cornwall, it has been the custom to make a batch of saffron cakes for the household. from ingrediâ€" ents presented by the grocer; bus you were ccurting bad luck if you cut the cake before Christmas Day. Wassailing, a custom of Scandinavian prigin, is still observed by shepherds and farm laborers in some parts of the North of England. They go from door to door singing quaint rhymes and carrying "mazers" of wooden bowls decked with evergreens and ritkands for offerings. Some of these mazers, curiously carved, have been handed down from father to son for generaâ€" tions, and>date from the: reign o[ Charles I. Oncâ€"old rhyme they sing runs: There are still people in remote pan‘s of Ireland who believe that on Christâ€" mas Eve Jiudas Iscariot is allowed to reâ€"visit the earth and anyone who looks into a mirror that night will see e‘cher ,Judas or the devil perring over his ‘shoulder. Burning the ashen fagget on Christâ€" mas Day had its origin in the belief by gypsics that when Christ was hidâ€" ing in the Garden of Gethsemane all the trees remained silent except the ash, which betrayed the hiding place. Anciher legend claimed was that the Babe was first washed and dressed in Bethichem by an ash fire. The ashes of the log were taken to cellar or attic and preserved, and this was believed to kceep the house and inmates s2cure from evil spirits. Crown the bowl full With gentle lamb‘s wool, And add nutmeg, sugar, ginger, : And with store of ale too, And this ye/must do. To make the wassail a swincsor. Burning the Ash Another, deriving from Gloucesterâ€" shire, goes:â€" "Wassail! Wassail! All over the town! Our toast is white, our ale it is brown. Our bowl it is made of the maple tree, We be all good fellows, I drink to thee! direciions and the "key" to the ingreâ€" dients given, but any lady reader of The Advance who has tried this "Bible Cake‘" recipe, or hercafter tries it, Recipe for Making What is Termed "Bible Cake" â€" Another Irish superstition is that on Christmas Eve the Holy Child is out alone in the dark and cold,. ‘To him on his way, candles are placed in the windows. Once, the siory goces, the cantles in a peasant‘s cottage set the curtains alight. "Glory be" exâ€" claimed the old peasant, springing out of his chair. "Is it the Holy Babe ye‘re lookin‘ afther, or The following recipe and directions for making what she called "Bible Cake," was sent to the Wine and Food the Years. for Sixteen Years looks all right in view of the say whether k is as good as it should be from its source. Here is the recipe: 1.. Half pound of Judges v, 25. 2. Hallâ€"pound of Jeremiah vi, 20. 3. One iablespoon of I Samuel xiv. 11. 5. Half pound of 1 Samuel xXx, 12. 6. Half pound of Nahum i, 12, chopped. 7. Two ounces of Numbers xvil, 8. blanched and chopped. 8. One pound of Kings iv, 22. 9. Season to taste with ii Cron. ix, 9. 10. A pinch of Leviticus ii, 13 11 A teaspoonful of Amos iv, 5 { Cor. Fourth Ave. Cedar . ~â€" Mrs, E. Durocher We will have approximately 1,000 cords of well split green birch firewood piled at Yorkstonâ€"well preâ€" pared ali body wood. Those interested will please communicate with Woollings‘ Office, Englchart, Ont. Inquire About Our Convenient Terms NEW STYLE FRENCH SEAL Very best quality with sleeves and collar slyled for ce ie iess $78. THE SPORTY RACCOON Semiâ€"fitted for the young sport muinded miss. You‘ll § like this new Boxyâ€"swagger btylc Very best quallty J e Canadian Coon. . The new Princess and Boxyâ€"Swagger styles, First grade Persian with hat and purse of Persian Lamb, to match _ e iess ie id dA The Style Shoppe { First quality Sceal, in the popular Luxcdo btyle Reduced to only . ‘AH RICE LAKE HUDSON SEAL With all the beauty and elegance of Canadian Mink This coat will be a style leader for years, .. : MINK STRIPE MUSKRAT FIRST GRADE PERSIAN LAMB As ilHlustrated at top. With long or short sleeves What style conscious lady wouldn‘t appreciate this value? LUXURIOUS SABLE CHUBBYS Three tablespoons of Jeremiah ®@ Agents for Stan Walker Limited Manufacturing Furriers Since 1873 Thomas S. Woollings How to bake it: In a rather slow oven not less than an hour and a half. Key to Bible Cake 1, butter:; 2, sugar; 3, honey; 4, eggs; 5,. Raisins; 6, figs; 7. almonds; 8, flour; 9, allspice; 10, sall; 11, baking ’powder (leaven); 12, milk. How ¢to make it: Beat 1. 2 and 3 to a cream. Add 4 ons ast a time, still beating., Then add 5, 6 and 7, and beat again. Next add 8, 9 and 10 and 11, having previously mixed them.. Last of all add 12. Follow Solomon‘s prescription for making a good boy., Proverbs xxiil, 13, and you will have a good caks. 1%. Three tablespoons of Judges iv, 19, (the last clause), $235. 1$395. $185. :$32. Timming