Women of Shanghai Send you Their Christmas Messages 1 wished to-day to include in Yes, I thought somehow that you these columns Christmas messages would' guess the answer rightly." If and greetings from a number of it were not for women there would women in Shanghai, I wanted to lye no such thing as Christmas, ive some thoughts and sentiments Fortunately however, by this morn-'About Christmas other than my own. all the rush and tear of Christ Perhaps, you are thinking, it was a little' ambitious of me to. expect eas shopping wil have been for often in the joy ing others women to send in their greetings for happy. Those" shouts of delight Christmas just when they were in that come from the children as each the whirl of Christmas shopping. parcel reveals something more ex-'Well, perhaps it was. But noth iting than the last.... that grate. vent, nothing win, T_venta ful look from the husband whose and I have won, thanks to the women Jwants have not been forgotten in spite of the rush... the though: 4 think out a significant message 0 Christmas shopping to pause for one that some of that great' number of send to all women of Shanghai. The Hictlars that even in your hurry you! poor will be benefitting by those thoughts and ideals that these remembered to send to chant messages contain require no peeliminery introduction; 1 will set them Jand finally all the sentiments forth so that you may read and cheer, goodwill and friendship that fare inseparable from Christmas. to-day all these things will Ruopa CUNNINGHAM:—than compensate for the trouble that god wil to all is my Christmas has been taken to celebrate Christ et nas as it should be celebrated. sand inj Wi is @ world witha 1. Spanke, (Ins. N. L, SPARKE) "You can't Spend the Whole Bey Bat snoukd"urge ut ale2and especially the {believe the spirit of Christm And how, I'wonder, are you cele: Press with te wert Work brating the great occasion? for International frlendahip. "This course, everybody will be indulging ips adn 1 partially portant in the' usual turkey, and plum pride ye" and work' te-Jding that are indispensable to the! Christmas mena, But, that is _not all, One cannot spend the whole Jduy cating, though it must be ad-wish for the women of Shanghai mitted that some, either by inelina-Increasing understanding of the social tion or by force of circumstances, ang'commublty problems of their ety ity' to. participate 1 come near to attaining that degree of culinary "achievement. And Jachievement is undoubtedly the right word. Take for instance the Tot of a certain bachelor of my acquaintance. He has two invitetions for lunch and possibly three for dinner, not to. mention an ecenoge party at eleven o'clock and the choice of two cocktail parties from six to eight in the evening. The reason for this sudden leap into popularity being the kind thoughtfulness of a number of Kis lady' friends who fondly believe that they tare the only ones who have invited the lonely bachelor to share their Christmas cheer. Well, good luck im, T hope he does as much justice to his reputation for good roanners as he will be compelled to lear, the silver ido to the food and drink. where the echoes bring Then there are several women Laughter who refrain from issuing snvi Mrs. J. Winrwey:—tions for Christmas a month before-"O-tuas) the Prine of Pene> look hand. Instead they pass the word round just a few days before Christ-ud bless your! mas that anybody who has no where Yo. go on Christmas day. will be are nea 88 ye, welcome at their house. This method His emile Nghe all your way.
on of bestowing Christmas upon those day be Xmas Day! who might otherwise have to forego Their turkey and crackers is not MaMAINE Des Aices Brtexes, only much appreciated, but often!
The world fs not 90 velt-cented Tesulte in a novel and entertaining. yrupptdep-in their own interests, th Kathering of people who unite in they "have forgotten "thave. lens' for common spirit of cheerfulness and his goodwill.
But I repeat, one cannot spend the whole day eating, There. are other things t0 do berides. -Shang-Another Feminine Point hat offers many and various ways of View spending Christmas afternoon For myself, it seems to me that There are, in the first "place all Christmas ig almost entirel nanner of diferent forms' of viol-woman's ° altair. In expre ent exeyelse, in which one can besa sentiments 1 ao afraid T shal either be performer or spectator. beiguilfy'of'frivolity. But you have There ig generally a rugger match alteady, tead all valuable part—of to watch. The excitement—comthege columns, and if you are bined with the cold freshness of the anxious. to. open that parcel that will ensure regaining of the the boy hag, just brought in, don't appetite for the next Christmas hesitate to cly so.
Tt is always, stimulating. to and aba watch spectacle.
Christmas is the: one time of deal of ex-year when the man pays and the Woman does all the work. Who i it that spends the week before there ig tat ere and Christmas rushing with hectic speed Ghristinas. hunt. At Three thirty from one shop to another? Who i this afternoon @ certain part of the it that takes an hour to choose half country side will be plentifully bea daren Christmas cards, and seven days to choose as, many' Christmas toy ati Tal erged wit presents?' Who is it that dashes Into Brightaways find steadily bays! the nearest Bridge set,. only to take) i back the following day and change it for a pincushion? Who is it that steadfastly opposes. the cook's a termination to buy double the quantity of ingredients that are necessary} for the plain pudding? Who fills the stockings, who decorates the Christmas tree, who climbs up' in-Secure ladders "to. fasten" ¢he Inististoe on the highest lamp shade, Who pricks, their ingest en the \nd finally, who is ft that
youthful members of the will be "attending family who have eaten more then their share of Ghristinas fare? sing tata eagerness het thee eter off, and hundreds of men and wo-Senta "Bled" bets Christmas spi Suddenly a Gate li rales tart from Reali that tenes idist into Att str" wtes it'tren tone. Bae Sea Basa et jat Sone the, sac il wil mor Pats hea riy oval fend SIE Spear the asian itvtae ath os 9 cond of a SOT Re aE Beko of 3 Soar Even Me, ¥, Soong can There large muller of people who leave the worrits of
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