Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 29, 15 December 1916 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 1916

Christmas

Io Maxieo the people eekbrato from December 16th to January let. Every evening they have family pamea and a few gifts are distributed. Tbcv bave no Christmas tree, or Santa Clam, but they have their pinata. A pinata is' an oddity indeed. There are queer figures wbicn are aoapenaea iron a rod six feet long. A pinata is about four feet tall, made of paper over aa oblong jar, which serves two purposes forms a body ana noias roe girts. A ninata is flat in the body and e tremities, but may take the shape of queer animals, elowss, dancing giris, etc., tinseled and in holiday array. The vendors at the street corners offer these creations for whatever they can get from the prospective purchasers. Many thousands are bought every year and usually they are carried home very carefully on the purchaser's shoulder. They are' made handsome or cheap enough to suit every poeietbeok. Tke poor make pinatas which cost but a few eents and 611 them with toys, confetti, sweets, etc. The rich buy more elaborate ones and tieap them with all kinds of gifts. Ye Old-Time Christmas Feast. When the Druids gathered tfee mistletoe, two balls were sacrificed each winter, and as a reminder of this the anient Britaras ate beef. Long ago has .his significance died out, but nerertheesseef is the English Christmas meat. Charles II knighted the loin of beef at Christmas feast because he relished ;he dish so mueh after returning from :he hunt. uoth Charles, "Odd's fish! a noble dish v, noble made by met 3y kingly right I dub thee knight 'Sir Loin henceforward be." Wassail was originally a pledge drunk between friends. The component parts Queen Elizabeth's Queen Elizabeth, I think, was as happy over her Christmas tokens as any of us are today. Nowadays a pair of silk stockings is an ordinary present. You can imagine Her Majesty was proud of the first pair of silk stockings ever worn in England, and these' were received as a Christmas gift. Oh' Christmas day, 1551, her gift from the Archbishop of Canterbury was 40 pounds in a red silk purse and 4 pounds in a russet silk purse was given by one Of the ladies of the court. These she tarried about for several days, showing them to the courtiers and ladies in waiting. It is related a physician sent her a pot of orange blossom and a jar of ginger, and that her apothecary pre MODELS OF BRIDGES BUILT BY MUELLER Only routine business will come before county commissioners tomorrow. Nothing more can be done towards the erection of the two bridges until plans which Engineer Mueller is preparing are ready for ratification. Not over two or three weeks will be required for Mueller to finish his plans, lie Is making a wooden model of each )f the bridges to assist him In finishing his designing and to give the commissioners n better idea about the olans and speciflcatlons. As soon as the plans arc approved bids will be advertised for and the bonds will be Issued. REMEMBERED ONCE; WANTS GOLDFINGER TO GIVE HER GIFTS An annual custom of giving shoes ard other gifts to scores of children before Christmas, brought Henry Goldfinger, owner of the Palais Royal, the following interesting letter today: to the Pallac Royal Store I expect vou think funny me Righting to but I want to tell you the first year you People came here you gave away dolls vou Rember giving a littlo girl by the nam(! a doll Well She has go the doll Pretty as the day she sot it and She Said when you give any thug this year She would like for you to Hembrr her Wo live now at this adres Will be glad to recive any thing for children For myself I dont menshun Bny thing that a new table cloth So Kindly Ilember This year South America took about four times as much coal from the United States in the fiscal year 1916 as lu the venr prior; to the war.

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of good cheer were ale, vinegar, nutmeg and apples, which were roasted hot, and sizzled in tne aie. The Wassail bowl was often of heavy silver and a feature of the Christmas festivities, often ornamented with ribbons and sprays of rosemary. "That's for remembrance." The peacock also held an important place in the old Christmas feast It was brought in, not by the servants, but by the most distinguished lady guest, who bore it into the banquet haD to the sound of music, the rest of the ladies following. The peacock was prepared by first carefully stripping the skin off without disturbing the plumage. The bird was then stuffed with spiees and sweet herbs. The peacock was anciently in demand for banquets, served as a Die with the . nlumed crest ap pearing at one - end, while at the other the tail in all its splendor. Over thin dish the Enkrhts-Erraat swere to take any perilous enterprise, thus originated the oath, "By cock and pie." A dish of great antiquity is the boar's head, which was to be found in all bills of fare for coronation and other festivities. In mediteval England it was a custom to commence all great Christmas festivities with a solemn eeremoay bringing In the great boar's head as the laitial dish. The head was wreathed with rosemary aad laurel, and a lemon, symbol of plenty, was placed in the mouth. In Herrick's time it was customary tcfl set a watch on the pies the night before Christmas. By some it is presumed . . - a that on account of the Oriental ingredientstwhich enter into its compositiea, to have reference to the offerings made by tne Wise Men of the East. A current superstition was as many mince pies as you eat at Christmas, so many nappy months you will nave. Christmas Gifts sented her with a box ef lensagea mi a pot of conserves. It is well known that Elizabeth bad a great weakness for dress, and every Christmas there were additions to her wardrobe. At the time of her death it is said that her wardrobe contained 2,000 dresses. A robe made in Venice of lavender embroidered with Venetian gold was given her for a Christmas gift, among Other articles of fine attire. Her Majesty's fondness for jewels was realized by the Earl of Leicester, who gave her a fan with feathers mounted with gold on one side, and two beautiful emeralds surrounded with diamonds and rubies on the other, literally covering the fan with precious stones. TOUCHES ZERO MARK CHICAGO, Dec. 15. The thermometer of the weather bureau here touched zero today for the first time this winter. A temperature of 5 degrees below zero was recorded at Danville, 111. RETREATING RUSSIANS BURN ALL VILLAGES BERLIN, Dec. 15. The Russians are continuing their retreat In Roumania, burning villages a3 they go, today's official announcement reports. The Roumanian town of Buzeu has been captured by the invaders.

They Leave Morrison Alice and Margaret Burnstein, adopted daughters of Edward W. Morrison, eccentric Chicagoan, declared a bankrupt and now sued as insane by cousins, who "just up and left him," he declares.

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THE IHSTLETOE

In the laneuac of flower belly nified foresight, and mistletoe, "lhave surmounted all difficulties." Great fires were built by the Scandinavians in honor of their god Thor. The men soon perceived that the trees upon which the mistletoe hung, were the best for burning in Thor 's honor, for the higher the flames raged through the forest the better pleased would be Thor. ' No matter how great enemies men were, if they met under the mistletoe, Unknown Hot Today when yon enjoy Christmas in comfort, have you considered how many developments there bave been that were practically unknown little more than thirty -five years ago. A few are: Asbestos, adding machines, 2 -rays, radium, gas engines, safety matches, mov ing pictures, paper towels, miner's electric safety lamps, the submarine, aluminum, hydro-aereplane, vacuum cleaners, department stores, automobiles, block

Christmas Superstitions in Germany

If a dog howls the night before Christnua, it will go mad within the year. If the light is extinguished on Christeve, someone in the house will die. If you steal anything on Christmas eve without being caught, you can steal safely for a year. If you eat a raw egg after fasting on Christmas morning, you will be able to carry heavy weights. What Happened The Pilgrims, who condemned all church festivals, spent their first Christmas in America working hard all day long, in cold and stormy weather, and commenced the building of the first house in Plymouth in 1620. Sir Isaac Newton, whose grand discovery of the law of gravitation, resulted from the simple fact of an apple falling to the ground, was born on Christmas day, 1642. Great battles fought on Christmas day are an exception, but one is the Battle of Okeechobee, Fla., in which Zaehaxy STEAMING RADIATORS ARE DANGER SIGN Automobile owners are proceeding with caution today, after the first weather cold enough to freeze the cold water In the bottom of radiators. According to dealers, many inexperienced owners were "set back" $20 to $40 for radiator repairs yesterday. "Watch out for a steaming radiator," said one by way of warning. "Because the water is boiling in the top 'of the radiator is no sign it is not freezing below and shutting off circulation." India leads oriental countries in the number of its blind, having about 600,000 to China's 500,000 and Japan's 100,000. " 1 ifs t'.

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eaen otner as menoa. am woua uusy take up arms against each other nnta? the dawn of the next day. Tnis was the tribute they paid Thor. Then came the custom of carrying home springs of mistletoe aad hanging it in the doorway, aad if aay enemy earn e, they eoald not enter the house beneath the mistletoe without becoming friends, aa long as they remained there. From this came our custom of greeting people with sprays of mistletoe. So Long Ago signals, motorcycles, canning factories, power elevators, antiseptics, elect ria street railway, asphalt paving, acety lene, automatic typewriter, aeroplane, flreless cookers, parcel poet, sky scrap ers, electric heating, electric lighting, wireless telephoning, picture post cards, Sure food movement, rotary printing, yes from eoal tars, seismograph, colof photography, wireless telegraphy, teleg. raphone, mesothorium, gasoline driven, farm machinery. It is unlucky to carry anything from the house on Christmas morning, until something has been brought in. If the fire burns brightly on Christ' mas morning, it will tell of prosperity) if it smolders, misfortunes. Another belief current in eertain sections of Germany is that if one walkt in the winter corn on Christmas eve, he will hear all that will happen. on Christmas Day Taylor routed the Iadiani. In 1868 President Johnson made the 25th of December memorable by proclaiming he would pardon everyone who had taken part in the Rebellion. In 1770 General Washington performed the most hazardous ana brilliant maneuvers in the annals or the War. Under the eover of night he crossed the Delaware at McConkey's Ferry amid perils of snow aad ice and marched the brave little army to Trenton where on the following morning he completely surprised a4 routed the Beaiiana, J COLLEGE HEAD DIES BALTIMORE, Dec. 15. Rev. Dr. Charles W; Gallagher, president of the Maryland College for Women at Lutherville, died last night after a brief illness. He was born in Boston in 1846. GETS APPOINTMENT TO FRENCH CABINET PARIS, Dec. 15. Albert' Metin, general budget reporter of the chamber of deputies and formerly minister of labor, has been appointed Under-Secretary of finance. M. Metin and the other under-secretaries will not attend cabinet meetings.

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A SmoMmig Jackcll or Homsc Coai

We can show you almost any style of Bag, Suit Case or Trunk and at prices that are surprisingly low. Steamer Wardrobe Trunks $16.50 Large size Wardrobe Trunks $25.00 Small Steamer Trunks, regular style. . .$4.50 to $16.50 Dress Trunks. ........ $5.00 to $17.00 Suit Cases and Bags Regardless of the advances in the price of leather, you will find our prices the same as they have been Bags, 14 to 18 inches .$1.00 to $25.00 Suit Cases from a Matting Case, at $1.00 to a fine Hand Sewed Cowhide Case with solid brass trimmings, for. $12.00

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COPENHAGEN REPORTS HIGHER RATE TO U. S.

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 15 According to a dispatch from Malmoe, Sweden, to the National Tidende, a decision to increase freight rates to America by 1 75 per cent, has been reached at conference In Gothenburg of repre- . &entatives of the Scandinavlan-Ameri-i can line, the Danish United Steamship , company, the Norwegian-Mexico, the Swedish-American-Mexico line and the largest Scandinavian exporters. PALLADIUM WANT AOS PAY

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Santa Has Left Hundreds of Gifts With Us

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Diamond La Valliers 10-k Gold Chain Pendant with real stone, $3.75. Gold Lavalliers set with colored stones, $1.75. Waldemar Filled Chains with pencil, 50c each. Waldemar Filled Chains and Knives, $1.00 each. Filled and Solid Gold Knives with loop, 50c to $4 A new thing in Sterling Stamp Holders at $1.25 ea. Cut Glass Water Sets, $3.00 to $5.00. Cut Glass Vases, 50c to $6.50. Cut Glass Tumblers, heavy, 45c to 85c

is a most satisfactory gift for any man. We have a handsome lot of coats to show you now. Some are. plain and some are trimmed with silk braid and cord. Price for our leader

Other very handsome Coats, up to.. $9.00 each

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COAL SUPPLY ADEQUATE

Coal dealers reported today that there is plenty of fuel in Richmond to last through the present cold spell.

VATICAN WILL ISSUE PEACE . PROCLAMATION a 1

LONDON, Dec. 15. A Zurich dispatch to the Tageblatt of Berlin, as forwarded from Copenhagen by the exchange Telegraph company, says that in response' to the peace note of the central powers to the Vatican, the pope in a few days will issue a Christmas proclamation to all the belligerents.

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ROUMANIAN PREMIER RESIGNS FM1 POST

LONDON, Dec. 15. The resignation of Premier Eratiano of Roumania is reported by the Budapest newspaper Avillag, as quoted in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. A recentl dispatch from Jassy, the provisional capital of Roumania. said all the members of the Roumanian cabinet had resigned with the exception of the premier.

Sterling Encased Fountain Pens, 14-k gold points, $2.00 each. Sterling and Filled Hat Pins, 25c pair. Solid Gold Emblem Buttons, 25c and 50c. Plated Cuff Links, special at 25c pair. Solid Gold End Cuff Links, $1.00 pair. Leather Belts, with plated buckles, 75c each. Leather Belts, Sterling filled buckles, $1.75 to $2.50. Individual Spoons

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