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Show Reviving Old Time Yule Customs SPECIAL efforts are being made by women In many communities to spread n revival of the old customs cus-toms regarding Christmas. Some years ago n Boston woman with a touch of antiquarian spirit managed to stimulate stimu-late Huston to revive a pretty Yule-tide Yule-tide custom by celebrating Its coming by singing enrols In the streets and by Illuminating the houses through the placing of candles In the windows. Other cities emulated Boton In this matter. In Carlisle, Pa., a community Christmas tree was lighted in the public pub-lic square, and its glowing Joy wa3 continued all along the streets by lighted light-ed candles placed In the windows, many of which showed In the middle of the rooms so lighted up, displayed to the passcrsby In the night, private Christmas trees, the glitter and beauty of which thus were shared with nil. An objection to this attempt at gladness glad-ness at least so far as concerns the . use of candles has been the risk of fire. But these days of electricity or even of gas seem to minimize the idea of danger, and there are different devices de-vices that may be applied to do away with all risk In the carrying out flf the friendly suggestion. It is advised therefore that "the gladness and brightness of the home on Christmas . eve be not kept behind closed blinds," and to that end It is suggested that the light from every window, whatever its nature, be permitted to shine into the streets until midnight. The Idea of light is associated with all that is good in life. The glow of the crackling Yule log betokened the hospitality ready to greet the stranger at that time, but there was more to it than that. Light in days gone by was supposed to keep off evil spirits Sallle Wistar in Philadelphia Phila-delphia Public Ledger. |
