Give
CHINA MAIL. CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT
SOMETHING
DIFFERENT!
SOME PEOPLE GIVE SUCH CONSISTENTLY FINE
GIFTS THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS PUZZLED AS
TO HOW TO GIVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT
THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
WE HAVE PLANNED
AHEAD TO MEET THE NEEDS OF JUST SUCH
PEOPLE WITH THE RESULT THAT OUR
CHRISTMAS GIFT SELECTIONS ARE NOT ONLY
MORE COMPLETE THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN
PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT THEY ALSO OFFER THE
NEWEST AND BEST ARTICLES AND NOVELTIES.
OUR PURCHASES HAVE BEEN MADE THIS YEAR
FROM THE PRINCIPAL GIFT MANUFACTURERS
ALL OVER THE WORLD. YOU BUY HERE WITH
ASSURANCE THAT YOUR GIFT WILL BE SOME
THING_THAT HAS NEVER BEEN-GIVEN BEFORE-
EITHER IN SUCH STYLE, QUALITY OR USEFUL-
NESS.
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China Emporium
LTD.
THE XMAS GIFTS SHOPPING CENTRE
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CHARM OF CANDLE LIGHT
THE
THE number of candles and candle-sticks displayed in the shops to-day prove that utility will never banish charmi Why the flame of a candle should appeal more to the imagination than electric light it is hard to say, but the fact remains that we turn on the electric light, which is one of the greatest of mysteries, and take it for grant- ed while the pale candle fame sets as dreaming. Electric light has become as familiar to us as air and water, and we only think about it when it fails. but the simple little candle retains all its Magic perhaps because, it is sim- ple we know how it is made, and understand we feel and partly the emotions it stirs in us.....
Thrill Of The Candle
If there were no beautiful, touching, terrible, or thrilling sights in the world we should seldom do anything but eat, drink, work and die. The candle has a thrill in it, something pro- vocative, and a great deal of beauty. On a festive dimmer in a table, in a dark barn. church, or in a cottage window it is always inspiring, and manu- facturers, who seem to be guided by instinct, are making beanti- fol candles and candlesticks to- need day evidently because we them.
One of the oldest of religious ceremonies is the Feast of Can- dles, which, after the Christian era, became known as Candlemas Day, and this fails on the second
On
of February. It is impossible to say who invented the candle, bat. the Romans used candles made of string surrounded by was, and it was their custom to buru them to Februs, the mother of Mars, during the mouth February which was called after ber. Februa was a special name given to Juno, the queen of hea- TE, when she presided over the purification of women, and the candles were supposed to keep evil spirits from harming woman- kind When Mary of Nazareth presented the Infant Jesus in the ancient temple, according to custom, it was natural for her to offer candles, and, after a time this pagan festival called Candlemas, as well as the Purification, in the Christian Church. Februa was forgotten ” only the name of a month in the calendar.remains to her memory. and the Virgin Mary has taken her place.
Was
Symbolic Of Prayer Christmas candles-which were candies placed in windows in memory of the journey of the Holy Family; Candlemas candles, candles carried at funerals, wed- all dings, and feasts were symbolic of prayers and thought carried heavenwards, and each was regarded as 3 tālisman against evil. Perhaps it is be cause the candle has comforted mankind for such countless ages, and lighted his darkness in so many ways, that it still retains its romance its simple appeal, and its charm.
CHRISTMAS
We all become children at Christ-
mas,
As if to a prearranged plan, And for twenty-four hours the
whole worlê forgets
The everyday troubles of man...
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We all love the soft, furtive
ereakings
In our bedrooms on each
Christmas Eve,
Dim figures that tip-toe in softly, Hang something, then xilenilu
Leave
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We all wake at siz in the mor-
vaing,
Shaking dull sleep from our
eyes,
To fiddle with strings, bows, and
ribbons,
Amid shouts of delighted sur»-
prise.
D
ARLING, since you've warn-
ed me that
a Our funds are running low I've done so many helpful things "I think you ought to know.
I bought the cutest dollar bank; And when I saw a sale
Of soap, I bought five dozen And I got a scrubbing paill
We all know the joy of plum
pudding (Though
the temperature's sixty or more!), And are all seem to eat at one
zitting Twice as much as the Christ-
mas before.
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We all know the crackling of
bon-bons,
-The caps, the balloons, and the
fun
And the pang of regret that
comes creeping
At the thought that one more
year is done.
* * + But we suddenly pause for an
instant
In the lull of a frivolous game, At the wonderful thought that
our brothers
The world over are doing the
some.
DAVID MCNICOLL
I play for lower stakes at bridge Bat, honey, I confess I'm really worried-if I whi I'm apt to win much less, I found a cheaper beauty shop; Before I buy a dress I stop. And think about it. There
You see that
How well I've learned econom
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