Show 14 there are a few fine old fashioned christmas observances and pastimes that we have drifted away from which it Is a pity to tor lose I 1 it ta Is all right to CT e change presents at christmas time but the mad rush of shopping that en grosses people a week or so before the holidays indicates that christmas revelries revel ries are being replaced by a mere exchange of gifts after this has been accomplished there la Is nothing ag further planned and the tile unter al wish tor for a merry christmas has email small chance of fulfillment we cannot hope to have as many days to give to gayet les as people had a few generations ago when the yule logs burning measured the length of the holidays but one or perhaps more days can be planner so that they will not tune have any dull moments moment 4 and allt not be too crowded christmas Is aboe all a day tor for family reunions and for merry making among hmong relatives and friends the christmas carol has almost been lost bight eight of mores the pity little parties of children and young people used to serenade their friends and e every ery house had 4 i little attle spread of cakes and candles with other christ roas mas goo goodies ales which they tendered to the sere nadera naders then there were the small merry masquerade parties that were vere liable to drop in rather early in the evening of christmas day one of the party unmasked presents him self at the door of a friend or neighbor with his masked companions behind him having been made welcome elcome vv he dons his mask and ente enters with big company usually all dressed up in mirth provoking togs top then there la Is guessing as to who Is who a little dancing and everyone unmasks the host and find hostess serve a little refreshment and the masqueraders masque adera depart rathers and mothers get together before christmas time to p prepare and he be prepared for these parties children play their favorite indoor gain games es that have come down to them and wll will pass on to other generations the younger people and aud others illee to dance at christmas time so these amusements may always be depended upon one of the easiest and funniest features that can be introduced at a christmas pirty ts is the time honored shadow show all that Is needed for this Is a curtain made of a sheet with a iery strong light behind it that will ill project on the tile curtain the silhouette of 0 anyone passing between it and the light the audience la Is seated in front of the curtain and all lights are turned put except the one behind the curtain the ll actors disguised in various costumes pass between the light and the 1110 curtain and the audience guesses as to the identity of each one after the review the most successful guess era ers may become actors while the ac tors who were least successful in their masquerade become spectators fast |