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Show j Woman's World . I CONDUCTED BY HELENE VALEAU. J woTinix itu:ssi:i Christmas j DAY. I 0u let Hie holly bough be sought, I xj tiofk ur hearths and homo witij I An1' i l tne tate,-v lree be brought j -j-,, lunl it o'er the festal scene, , ,j ?vj our merrifst m vd av.;i -i.j ,li;i.-e fur grown-u) sricCs away, I rA-v -.mu'-j v.'ih nappy '.iy-iiu vc i.a:l ! 'AH,.;k r i.'l ---',-,1- Chri.tmdi 'ay! ; ;et .he i:m1c ones bvhoM J "r,)c fc-xtiHg branches blaze ;y;.h j !:i'Rt :o them till they i.j old j li,iun'!.v of this i.: .I 'ilgn' i ,,i!iM.nc tweak of Ch -t t,. Kl-ig I ! ; Who lowly in the manner lay, : A'"1 1,1 th' chii.tlen's voices ting I A t welcome Ciuktmns i!ayl i 0!'. It;-!:" time: Oil, time oC nrjlh! ; Oli, time when Joil-forgetti;i;j nun jlay'liear the angels' "Peace on ;rt!i" Fall "itly on thoir ears again, Wlni! lituifrnty hearts, to faith re- SlOl'I'li, ' I i x-sert the worlJ's delusive -w I Anfl find their Saviour and their l. rd ! Within the eriO on Christinas &o. to 1 t u seek the holly bough our ix arths and home to deck with preen, Ami let the sombre fir-irect now Transfigured in '.he midst be fcen; And lf,t fui' merriest mood prevail Apainst the grief that make u::- gray, The while our carols blithely hail Another blessed Christmas da v. , DEXXI.S A. M'CARTHV. H HJI.DIIOOI) MKMOIUKS. ; Tlie sweetest memories that mor- ' ! tnls know fire those which gather I I al''it the scenes of childhood, and I : ,-!ri;illy those which Christmas cre- j md. fostered, and maintained I ij thrtiuirhout the stay of those thev I I lOVMl. j Tin1 star that Phono so briughily on ? j Uetlil'-liem's jdain on that glad morn- I jug; when s!ieiherds heralded the od- 'J M-nt of Jesus has not lost its lustre. ! Nay. it grows more luminous and s beautiful as the days g-o by. and man- I kind in greatly increasing num-jens j : is puid"d by it from the sorrows of j : earth to the joys of heaven. What a t ; wonderful impetus it gives for better i living! AVhat aspirations it enkin- I in the hearts of the weary, heavy- j. liiiion souls, the sons of toil, and those f viio would despair but for its thrill- !'", i'ic (k lights, which the ministers of ! ' Christmas day put into service! j j What resurrection of buried hopes, ' what struggles are renewed for better living and for better things! Christ ..h'.-rs the sorrowing with jubilant Le s, and bids them cast their care uiieu Him who caretli for them with j. mure than a mother's tenderest love. A Hf speaks peace to their troubled con-t con-t 'ieneo, giving them forgiveness, sym- , prithy and strength, and points them 1. 1 that haven of rest where no storm tver sweeps across their soulsf filled ith eternal blessedness. j AT THE cmn. So cold, so cold, dear Little One. i The place where Thou art laid, ' And Thou, the Virgin's only Son, And she a queenly maid! t ? cold a shed where cattle sleep, i A spot for humankind So much unfit, we well might weep Should we our own there find. j Ami yet. Uip King of heav'n and earth - Lies there, in. winter's chill; j Hp came, fulfilling in His birth, ! His Father's Holy Will! I I 0. little Babe, when life is drear I When heart-born tears arise: I Hay we, while sorrow standeth near, I God's wisdom recogniKc! I AMADEUS. O. S. F. Irnn:sT prevents panic. Ikv. .lames J "Kane, rector of fit. r.ophael church in Philadelphia. I'a.. i'rr.bab'y jirevented injuries , t' many of his congregation if I i."t seveial deaths from panic when I l.f cidrnly continued chanting the 10 o'i'io'.k mass In the church while I Fiiioke from a fire in the basement 1 loured through the cracks in the f!ooi- just beneath the altar rail, later I t. be fallowed by flames. I The fire apparently had been j Miiuiildering for a long time, having I c'!ght from an overheated furnace. lurii.g the mass the church sexton J notified the priest that the building as n fire and received whispered ' i' -'truetioiis to cell the fire depart- "ifnt and attack the flames with the 1 j f.ie extinguishers with which the .? I'Uildii'g whs supplied. After giving these instructions : (Father Kane calmly went on with the j service. At the end the smoke be-jcame be-jcame so dense that the congregation could hardly see the priest, but could hear his voice coming to them through the pall of smoke. j With the mass over, the members .of the congregation, of whom fortu- nately there were few, owing to the .inclement weather, started in a mad jiush for the doors. Calmly Father I Kane stepped before the altar rail jand notified the panic-stricken per- sons that the service was not over until un-til they had left the edifice and that they were supposed to go out quietlv and not like a lot of stampeded cattle. cat-tle. The calmness of the priest reassured reas-sured the members of the congregation congrega-tion and they passed quietly into the street. Immediately afterward Father Fath-er Kane divested himself of his ecclesiastical ec-clesiastical garments and became a real firefighter to such a good purpose pur-pose that when the fire - department arrived the fire was under control. FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH. BY WILLIAM LIVINGSTON. : j (In making excavations at Pompeii, the workmen found the skeleton of a sentinel, who had evidently perished a martyr to his duty.) Fierse, burning showers around him from the burning crater fell, The sufferings of his tortured frame no living tongue may tell; He stood wiiere duty bade him stand and watched his people fly. With longing eyes, and heart that yearned with them to live or die. Thick clouds of choking, murky smoke half blinded him and rolled Through mansion wide and temples rich in ornaments of gold; And through the gloom, like meteors, the burning missiles gleamed, 'Till all the wild confusion like the world's destruction seemed. The fiery lava rolled along the now deserted street The deadly flood would soon destroy all chance of his retreat: Yet still his manhood proudly crushed the feelings of his heart Twas only death to stand his ground, dishonor to depart. He stood, that brave and gallant . neari, inougn an Desiae naa flown. And met the grim destroyer there, unfriended and alone; He died, like true nobility personified in clay, And taught mankind a ' lesson it should learn again today. 'Tis sweet to do one's duty in a grand and holy cause, With ev'ry expectation of a waiting world's applause; But, oh! to 3-ield obedience and die unseen, unknown. Is that rare type of bravery which only saints have shown. Oh, man! if thy heroic soul would half so firmly" stand For truth and faith, as to obey another an-other one's command; If fearless through storm and gloom thou high dlst hold the cross, How little cause had we to sigh for Eden and its loss. Though human passions blind us and misfortunes round us fall, A faithful, trusting heart can see the hand of God in all. But. oh! how many riy and give to sin their latest breath! How few, through all the world's turmoil, tur-moil, are "faithful unto death." SIMPLICITY IS (iOOD TASTE. Think of the woman whose house, whose appearance, whose conversation conversa-tion creates the best impression, and you will realize that absolute simplicity sim-plicity is the secret. Remember this when selecting your clothes, decorating decorat-ing your house, also when you meet strangers on your holidays. Unfortunately, simplicity is not always cheap. You will often have to pay more for the hat of simple lines, the frock of fine material and exquisitely simple design than you will for something more ornate and dashing. Simplicity of manner is the crowning touch of a woman the real ou. The rest is but the outer shell, a matter of training the work, as with simplicity of dress and house decoration decora-tion of a milliner or decorator. Do not pose, do not be affected, ind, above all, do not boast. You may not realize it, but in meeting stranger the simple, easy, sincere ) manner makes a much better impression with the fight people than airs, much manner, or great assumption of place and power. TO 3IAKY. I3IMACULATE. Mother most beautiful; Virgin most pure; Lily most spotless and Rose without with-out thorn; Thou art our Hope, and our Refuge - secure; - Thou art our Beacon, bright Star oi the Morn. Mary, Immaculate, hail we thv name, Sweetest of all in the exile of life; Children of thine, be this ever our claim Shelter us, therefore, in sorrow and strife. God only knows of the weakness and stains " Marring the souls ever meant for His own; Erring we are, but there always remains re-mains Hope for the sinner who to thee has shown Tender devotion, when other has fled; Mother, this thought will our grieving griev-ing allay; Ever to thee may our footsteps be led Mary. Immaculate, watch o'er our way! |