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Show Home For Christmas Holiday Party Home for th holidays. Happy words, these! And they are singing in many homes around the Salt Lake Valley on this Christmas the mest festive day day of the year. At the heme of Mrs. G.orge O. Elliott, for example. j Etiquette I By ELIZABETH L POST t 0f the Emily Post Institute Its an ' Dnr Mrs. Peel: We haw invitations to two New Years Eve parties. One is few dinner with our teachers group. We have decided to go to that one "because I want to be with my fellow workers. I The other invitation is for a dinnerdance at our dub. I would like to go to the party the club after dinner be- cause the first party will break up early (ten or eleven 'at oclock). If I called the dub and made reservations tor the dancing, would tins be accepGloria table: i: Dear Go . right ahed and make your reser-- t vatiuns fer the danLe. As Jong as you dont leave the dinner party long before the other ! guests do, you are hurting no their S "J G?-v- Mrs. Robert D. Austin, left; her son, Mark, and Mrs. George O. Elliott gather 'round the tree at the Elliott home. The Austins are here for holiday season. erne. A World Of Yule Customs By ROSE MARY PEDERSEN Deseret News Staff Writer DESERET NEWS STILL MORE IDLES... are here for the holidays are Mr. and Mrs. Kent Giau-qu- e of Kansas City, Mo. They WwJJ' cl UCfhth. extra-merr- y place, because some visitors came thousands of miles from Paris. France, to spend the . holiday season in Utah. The visitors are Mrs. Elland daughter, iotts Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Austin, and their son, Mark. And they've all been having the most wonderful Christmas! On hand to enjoy the festivities were more family members. Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas Elliott and youngsters, Marjorie, Merry and Michael. Before coming to Salt Lake for Christmas, the Austins stopped in Lisbon, Portugal; Pat of Spain, Tnnidad; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. And after their Yule holiday liere in Utah, they will go on to San Jose, Calif., where they will welcome the New Year with his parents, Mr. and Judy is here from Berkeley, where she teaches Calif., school, Thursday, December 25, 1949 who are sharing their time with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs, James Giauque Jr., and her mother Mrs. Lavell Davis. D1 and children, Scott, Steven. Suzy and Stan, who live here in Salt Lake City. OTHERS VISITING in Salt Lake City this holiday season are Mr. and Mrs. Jay Elggren and their little son Matthew. They drove to Utahs CapiToday they gathered around tal City Saturday from their the Cnristmas tree at the home In La Habra, Calif., home of his parents, Mr. and where Jay is completing his Mrs. W. D. Nebeker. training in hospital adminisThe visitors also exchanged tration. seasons greetings with Mr. During their stay, the Nebekers brother, Gordon, Elggrens will spend some v'jo also is borne for yuletide time with her parents, the John Linquists of Ogden. from Harvard Un'vrru. Last night, Christmas Eve, A HAPPY HOLIDAY... In Utah is what Miss Judy tire entire W. D. Nebeker family enjoyed a traditional eve- Waters Is having this year. ning at home Joining in were She's spending yuletice with a and daughter. her folKs, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sheffield Holman Waters. Mrs. Robert R. Austin. Then its on to a vacation in Honolulu, i .awaii, before returning to France by way of London. AISU HOME for the holidays are Mr. and Mrs. DU worth Nebeker of Denver, Colo. ... ... -- $ . -- ... CALIFORNIANS who have been enjoying the Christmas season in Utah are Mr. and Mrs. John M. Day and daughter, Margaret They came from their home in Menlo Park. Call., and are visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Elias L. Day. They also plan to spend some time with her brother-in-laand sister, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Eovalson. HOME FOR THE HOLIis Mrs. Lloyd N. DAYS 4 ... Davis of San Diego, Calif, She is staying with her sister, Miss Marion Styles. SECTION D son-in-la- Womens Pages , 2 fBUDGlTtSTOR ZiOJVl I - It's Christmas day. The beautifully-wrappe- d gifts have been opened, and the traditional holiday dinner has been eaten. Now, as you sit around the glowing tree with your family and friends, think of some of the wonderful old legends, customs and traditions that combine to make yuletide. really the world ever. merry IN ENGLAND Think Christmas In England. Thats where the custom of putting stockings by the mantle originated. Each Dec. 21, children hopefully hang their Father stockings keeping their fingers crossed that Christmas will fill them with delicious goodies. The British call their Dec. 25 Boxing Day." And on this holiday, they traditionally give presents to those who have served them throughout the year the milkman, the postman, flie grocer. (A happy custom!) Think about Christmas in France. That's where families always burs a yule log for luck all during the Christmas season. AM thats where toe custom of hanging mistletoe came from! Think about Christinas in Germany. Thats where there has always been a tree for EVERY member of the family. Each evergreen is decorated in an individual way. And oa Cbristmas Eve, a Bescberung ceremony (the lighting of the trees) is held. SWISS CUSTOMS Think about Christmas in Switzerland. That's where, according to legend, animals are able to speak at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve. Think about Christmas in Spain. Thats where people gather in the dty streets and welcome Christinas by doing a special dance called Jota." (The dance is hundreds of years old, and is a custom that has been handed down for generations.) Think about Christmas in Sweden. Thats where candles bora every Dec. 24 as a sign of good hick. A straw goat is always placed in toe window by the candles to ward off trouble and to butt any children who are disobedient during toe holiday season. ' Think about Christmas in Norway. ' Thats where bells chime all over toe country in every at precisely 4 pun. on Christmas town, village and dty Eve. This signals toe start of Yule festivities! FINNISH HOLIDAY Think about Christmas in Finland. Thats where it has always been a tradition to pay special homage to the birds on Dec. 25. Food is placed outside for them; entire trees are decorated with suet in their honor. Think about Christmas in Latin America. Thats where flowers are customarily used for festive decoration instead of evergreens. Poinsettias are In fun . bloom in December, and they take toe place of ornamented trees. ; Yes, think about all these wonderful Yule customs as yon enjoy the last few hours of this merry Christmas day. 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