Show I Liniment Needed at English Christmas American Dance Black Bottom Causes Many Brit Brt Britons Britons ons to Become Lame Quaint Yuletide Customs Recounted By Dr JESSIE JESSU HENDERSON Thio Tho New Yorker l broad Abroad Special Dispatch to The Standard Standard- Standard Examiner Examiner Copyright InG 1926 Consolidated Press S Association England Dec 2 What 25 What What tho the visiting American tor for a typical English holiday season this year car Is a larze large bottle bottlo ot of liniment For Merrle Merrie EnGland Is merrier the current yuletide than for tor generations past and nd the In- In Increased In Increased creased percentage of ot merriment Is directly traceable to these United In other words black bot- bot bottom bot bottom tom torn has reached these somewhat ome shores and nd the th entire country Is one ono unanimous wriggle It it 18 I characteristic of ot the tho Briton that while he Is slow alow to take tako up new things When whon he does take them up he goes eoe at them with IJ a devastating thoroughness And In Inthis thin case ease many circumstances con con- contributed contributed contributed to the tho popularity of ot the new Idea which has hns enthralled ev- ev ev everyone crone from shop cl clerk rk to duchess SY I LN ACCIDENTS IS There Thero was w s tor for example the at- at af aftermath of or the coal strike which leaves coal at lit twice Its Ita cost of ot a year ago aeo Its It's treat great to be abl able to banish chilblains by turning on the phonograph Moreover constituted the tho self constituted morals committee or of London passed the tho censures necessary to make the tho thing at- at attractive at attractive All this Is likely to produce an an astounding change chango In isa the th British nation It will lead to a s moro more peerage and proletariat than this notoriously rheumatic land has known for tor centuries Just at th-o th th moment however the prevalence pre of black bottom explains not a few ot of these hunting huntine accidents which have havo recently laid up Lord ThIs and That TYPICAL YULETIDE Take tor Instance Its It's a 1 pinpoint of North ZO sea Sla coast II a rural village to which n a num num- number num- num number ber ben of Americas America traveled from London English In pursuit of a a real Eng Bag Ene lish YUletide A hamlet ot of o 21 20 ancient houses hodges hedges aflame adamo with Ith holly mistletoe to be b had In the he woods wood tor for the picking 11 a atone alone church built two to centuries before was born the born the typical English Christmas ought to be as typical her here a as anywhere Sedately enough and enough tho Yuletide began with faced rosc waits waifs airs singing Christ Christ- Christmas Christmas mas mILs carols beneath casement win win- windows windows win window dows dow In which tall candles lied been placed Then came caine bell bell- rinier beli ringers from the th local ct ci cr with hand lland bells Ute the th silvery slivery sweet tones ot of Good I King Kin peal peal- lag Ing peal through the tho frosty air You threw pennies to the waits waifs airs and Invited the tho bell ringers bell ring era Inside for fora tora a 0 dip Into the British punch bowl hue llIe Dron Bronx cocktails Ono One ot of the ringers bell-ringers knew how to do black bottom and demon demon- demonstrated demonstrated his hla hi kno knowledge ledge Hard up- up upon upon up upon on his heels came the town crier In knee breeches cocked hat hat anti and braided diat nt announcing an Im- Im Impending impending pending village d dance dince nce where steps front from will ill anti and adding with due du solemnity Godsave God save the king kini CAKE IE SOAKED SO IX IN RUM n Theres There's a Father Christmas ho he Isn't Santa Claus Clau over here her to fit out with white while whiskers there theres there's i the cake cako to Inspect It Inspect Itha I has been soaking In brandy for weeks theres there's the th yuletide plum pudding to be b made mad ready for tor Its ha halo ot of blazing rum and ond there theres there's the American turkey without which no English Christmas Is I a s success But nut along alone comes Alice the th sec second ond maid She Is in limping a a trine trifle having attended a a dance danco recently Alice presents the tho local squires squire's compliments and would the Ute Anion Ameri Americans cans care caro to como come over to the hall bali hall and anti and join his r revels vels Ho Ito has ha some American records and It someone would like to show v him that dance from the Ute south Hey He Hey |