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Show The "Still Christmas." In the year lWii the holiday time in England was known aa the "still Christmas," Christ-mas," for owing to th illness of King Henry VIII the singing of carols and the noisy hilarity peculiar to Christina were prohibited. Sumo who have lain sleep-lesn sleep-lesn through nights of born blowing, the explosion of firecrackers, etc., especially at tho south, where many of tie old English En-glish holiday cnsUniui are still observed, may nnderstand nud appreciate the royal mandate for a '-stUl Christmas." With this one exception, carols and other joyous joy-ous musical exerciiiea vvre nsed at Christmas Christ-mas all through tho tidur reigns. Harper's Har-per's Bazar. |