The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 November 1969 — Page 27

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EARLY CHRISTMAS GREETINGS WERE sometimes devoted to themes other than the Yule season — witness this excerpt from an antique card, showing a portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and lines from his poem, “The Hanging of the Crane.” Longfellow’s “The Village Blacksmith” appeared on the same card. The card is from the Hallmark Historical Collection.

Santa Claus Has Origins In America Hear them? They’re sleighbells — and we all know what that means! Santa’s here, and with him arrives one of the oldest, happiest, and best loved traditions of the Christmas season. Today, of course, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without Santa Claus, but it is interesting to ponder just where the jolly old gent got his start, and it might be surprising to learn that it wasn’t really the North Pole. The name Santa Claus, itself, is an American derivation of the name St. Nicholas, an early fourth century bishop in Asia Minor, according to the editors of the Encyclopedia International. Santa was first brought to this country by the early Dutch settlers, who called him Sinterklaas. These Dutch burghers portrayed him as a merry old man, sometimes even with a wife they called Molly Grietje.

Wed., Nov. 26, 1969 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

of +l?e (rane O fortunate, O happy day! When a new household finds its place Among the myriad homes of earth, Like a new star just sprung to birth And rolled on its harmonius way Into the boundless realms of space! So said the guests in speech and song, As in the chimney burning bright, We hung the iron crane to-night, And merry was the feast and long.

Santa also looked a little different then, and he wore a wide-brimmed black hat, short Dutch breeches, and smoked a long clay pipe. Later, the British brought their own Father Christmas to America —a happy, rolypoly Falstafllan figure. Inevitably, Sinterklaas and Father Christmas became one. Add to this the Norwegian’s Kriss Kringle, with his sleigh and reindeer, and the picture is nearly complete. It was finally the task of American artists and writers to create an image of Santa Claus such as we know today. Washington Irving, among others, contributed to the concept of Santa as a jolly holiday figure, while Clement Moore, in his famous “Visit from St. Nicholas” (“ Twas the Night Before Christmas”) , added to the concept. However, the notion of Santa Claus which really captured the imagination of young and old alike was drawn by the American cartoonist Thomas Nast in 1863. Yes, that’s Santa all right, with his fur-trimmed suit, shiny black boots and long white beard. Just the way we’ve always known him —

Fashion Calls For Light But Layered Look The layered look — so popular in fashions — call for a lightweight, comfortable fabric. After all, if you are wearing layers of clothes, you want to make sure they aren’t weighing you down. That’s why so many of the new fall separates come in stylish cottons like ribless corduroy and quilted calico. A number of high-fashion designers are using traditional cool-weather cottons in layers in imaginative new ways, says the National Cotton Council. A patchwork of pumpkin velveteen and calico is featured in one outfit, consisting of a highwaisted jumper and shirt worn with a peasant styled apron. Another layered design starts with a long sleeveless coat of orange cotton velveteen and paisley cotton in a patchwork design. It’s worn over a pantsuit of solid orange velveteen.