Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1962 — Page 10

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a ChristiM. Candle I Ir , ‘ .... ■ !. „x ; Although we have substituted the electric bulb for the candle as decorations for the Christmas tree, the candle is still very much a part of the Christmas observance. It has been so for centuries. The earliest candles were piths of rushes, soaked in household grease. Later came candles of flax and cotton threads, dipped in hot tallow and allowed to cool. Beeswax candles have been in use since long before the first Christmas, and are still popular. The Catholic Church still prescribes beeswax candles for liturgical services. Today, however, most candles are made of paraffin wax, which was introduced in the nineteenth century; or of stearine, or some mixture of the two. Stearic acid is used primarily to hold the color fast, to stiffen the candles, and to make the wax less transparent. As early as the thirteenth century, a guild of candlemakers in Paris, France went from house to house making candles. In those days, the candle provided the only light in the home window. Yet to come were oil, gas and electricity. -* Modern lighting developments might have spelled the death of the candle industry. But, such was not the case. Candles were handy items to have around the house during the early days of electricity and most homemakers still „ keep a supply of candles in a handy spot. Storms and accidents still cause electricity to break down. For the most part, however, today's candle is decorative, particularly those prepared for the Christmas season. One French producer Lumijoie—from lumiere (light) and joie (joy), each year turns out millions of candles in four hundred different shapes, colors and sizes. Mass production is essential for such volume, yet candlemaking is still a precise art as most of the coloring and decorating is still done by hand. Candles for Christmas are available in the shape of Santas, I Christmas trees, shiny fruits, and even sloivty melting snowI balls. a kdBBHr / gr4KwSfeSfei&. BS .... .... . ...: . ;i. ’*'-1 COLORFUL ... Like some castle in a fairy tale, this house glistens with light in the annual Christmas show. With a bit of Yuletide imagination, one might think that stars had been plucked from the sky to iecorate the structure and that the moon itself had been borrowed to crown the cone-shaped tqwer. B zu-rJiecJßgß»ga.-x»i,,iwwi— -rrr i i.. .1 llil'r’ - ■ :w .-■ Hl’ zl—llTji aßte Qi y3W; v WXTTn ' W" i OUR WARMEST | OLD-FASHIONED MERRY CHRISTMAS WISHES TO ALL! JANI LYN —-. — "Tomorrow's Fashjons Today" 119 N. 2nd Street Decatur, Ind. I . ■■■ .-' '"T—'.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1962