Show chris christmas amar ga giving V i 9 more and more people ate are every oyett year re resorting to tho the christmas card as aa tho the easiest woy way out ot of the momma of christmas giving instead of going to the trouble and expense of purchasing a number of christmas presents they are having cards printed or engraved to send to their friends and acquaintances it la Is a very pretty custom and has its uses in renewing acquaintanceships acquaintance ships with friends but it should not lie be allowed to displace the more beautt beaucl tul fill custom of exchanging christmas gifts and especially la Is this so between relatives and close cloae friends the tha tendency was it however ow ever to overdo the custom people tried to outdo each othor other in the matter of their gifts the cusp cus toni tom grow grew i or was abused abused until christmas came to be looked forward to with dread rather than as a reason of pleasure it was not the fault of the thai cu custom storn buts but of the tendency ot of people to abuse it many would gaves far beyond their means just to make h a showing of generality As a matter of 0 fact there has never been a mare more delightful nor a more wholesome custom than that of makiri presents at a certain season of the year not for the value of the present oat to la not to be con cent soldered but because people have grown to bo be so busy during the year they do not take tho the time to bestow little gifts upon those whom they love and revere christmas was a sort of signal to all of us to slow down and remember others than ourselves it Is therefore greatly to bo be hoped that thac whid the card sending business may be allowed to proceed 0 the custom of making presents will not wholly disappear trouble of course and expensive but what in this goofs world Is of value t that hat does not cost trouble and when was anyone ever impoverished by making reasonable gifts to others dont give until it hurts burts just let the christmas spirit prevail |