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a HERE are many holidays, bnt of all the holidays observed Ln this country none Is more distinctively American than Thanksgiving. It la a legacy of the Ihirttan*. chertshed because of the romance and traditions which surrounded It. Thanksgiving as we have come to

know It I* an American Institution, but days of thanksgiving tn celebration of special events and favors have been common to almost all nations and have been known since the earliest times. We cannot even guess, much less know, what primitive people of a forgotten age first gave thanks in their erode, superstitious way for rain after drought and for food after famine. It appears that the Israelites were among the earliest people to observe a special day of thanksgiving. They observed faithfully, with great rejoicing and solemn ceremonies, their Feast of Tabernacles, a day of thanks not only for the bounties of the land, but also for the escape from Egypt. Ths feast of tabsrnaclss shalt thou hold for thysvlf »w«n days, when thou hast gathered tn ths produce of thy threshing-floor and of thy wins prssa.—Deuteronomy !•:!#. The ancient Greeks also had a day of thanksgiving known as the Feast of Demeter. Tills nlne-day feast was in honor of Demeter, goddess of the field and harvests, and was meant, very obviously, as a day of gratitude for the richneaa and bounties of the harvest. Sacrifices of fruit, wine, honey, and milk were made The Romans appear to have had a similar festival called CeraUa, a time of rejoicing and thanksgiving. Gave Thanks in England. 1 In Englsnd. as tn other countries. It was customary to hold special day* of fasting and prayer tn times of danger, of famine, of pestilence. When the danger was past, when there again was plenty of food, plenty of water, no ravaging diseases, feasts and celebrations would be held by the people. These celebrations were fundamentally thanksgiving festivals A special day of thanksgiving was proclaimed by Oliver Cromwell at the time of the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Another day of thanksgiving was declared on the day that the famous gunpowder plot was discovered. Among the Siamese there Is an old festival known as the “Swing Festival." which Is similar to our own Thanksgiving. Its purpose is to show gratitude for the richness of the land, the happiness of the people. In this festival the muchquoted sacred white elephant of Slam assumes a prominent part But although there have been many Jgys of thanksgiving, and although many festival* like our own November holiday exist in many part* of the world. America was the first nation definitely to set apart one day In each twelfth month for the sole purpose of rejoicing in the good things of life and “giving God thanks." All of us know the appalling hardships that the first settlers of America were forced to endure. A handful of homesick men and women in a strange. bleak country, Indian* everywhere, food •cares and home across many long miles of ocean. No—home here, for they could not return to tbs land from whose intolerance they had fled. In the first year, forty-six of the one hundred and one white people who settled tn Plymouth died and were buried on the bluff overlooking the landing. But in the autumn of 1621 the containing men of Plymouth gathered tn a wonderful crop from the twenty acres of corn and six acres of barley and peas they had planted. And the cold weather brought plenty of game Into the harbor. Plenty of "food- and a great new hope in the hearts of the wanderers. Friendly Massasoit Attend*. Governor Bradford gave directions that a day of thanksgiving be held on December IS. 1621. to give thanks for the great blessings that had been bestowed upon them. A fea«t was prepared including “as much fowle as with a little helpe beside. served the company almost a week." Friendly Massasoit. with hi* ninety Indian braves, was Invited to the feast and they came In all their holiday paint and feathem. Os white men and women there were only fifty-five at thia First Thanksgiving. Although Thanksgiving did not then become a

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regular yearly festival, our own Thanksgiving, which we observe every November. Is a direct legacy of that historic feast with the Indians. Just when Thanksgiving became a fixed annual festival In New England has not been definitely ««ta bitshed. On February 22. 1630. a great public Thanksgiving was held in Boston by the Bay colony. It was In celebration of the safe arrival of the ships bringing food and friends from across the ocean. As clearly as can be established, there were about twenty Thanksgiving days from 1630 to 1680—one every two or three years. In 167.1 when the Indians attacked the settlers and engaged them In Vldely separated warfares there was no Thanksgiving. In 1T42 there were two such festivals. It was not until after the Revolution, when congress adopted the Constitution In 1789, that Thanksgiving was definitely established as a yearly day of festivity. Just before the congress adjourned one Boudlnot moved that a day be recommended for universal thanksgiving. motion was carried, and Washington appointed" Thursday. November 26, as the “National Thanksgiving day” For a period the holiday was observed faithfully, but somehow a break occurred, and one by one the states began to observe the day of Thanksgiving at different times. Just before the war between the states each state had a different day on which It celebrated Thanksgiving, but all these days were in November. Lincoln Fixes a Day. Reaffirming. Washington’s original intention. Abraham Lincoln tn 1860 appointed a national Thanksgiving day to be observed the laid Thursday in November. And so it has remained ever since. The first Thanksgiving was unquestionably held in the winter of 1621. and was a simple .expression of gratitude. There are some writers, however. who attribute the establishing of Thanksgiving to a different cause. It seems to be • common notion that “to the mind of the Puritan, Christmas smelled to heaven of idolatry.” and that the Puritans abolished Christmas as a hateful relic of paganism, establishing Thanksgiving as a purely Puritan festival to take its place. Wanting a day to replace Christmas, says one writer, the Puritans “appointed every year some day tn autumn, generally in late November, as a day of solemn prayer and thanksgiving for the blessings of the year, and especially the bounties of the harvest.” According to this belief. Thanksgiving was simply a day of rejntrTng and family reunion In November Instead of December. The l*urltans ate turkey. Indian pudding and pumpkin pie instead of the “superstitious meats and plum pudding” of Christmas time. But, we are told, the influx of Roman Catholics and Episcopalians brought Christ mas and ItM customs Into vogue again, and both holidays were accepted. The distaste of the Puri tans for Christmas may very possibly have helped to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Years earlier In England the Puritans prevailed upon parliament to prohibit the extremely elaborate Christmas festivities then in vogue Christmas was declared a day of fast, and festivities were prohibited by law. But we can be absolutely certain that Thanksgiving had Its true Inception in 1621. when fiftyfive vratefui men and wo::;esi. surrounded by ninety painted Indians, gave thunks for the corn and fowl upon which they feasted. ' Turkey and Pumpkin Pie. Pumpkin pie and turkey are associated with Thanksgiving because both of these palate-ticklers were headliners on the first Thanksgiving bill-of-fare. Cranberries also apper.red. they having been gathered from the nearby marsheK Thanksgiving to a time of great social activity. The Puritans Invited Massasoit and his gang of ninety to the fenst. The hostess today Invites a houseful. Somehow one feels more strongly at this time of year than at any other time the urge to give, to share, to be hospitable. Before the war between the states It was a popular custom for families to hold great reunions on Thanksgiving. The children came from school; the married sons and daughters eame with their families ; aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, everyone

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came to the great turkey-caning. During the war and for a time afterward this custom died out. but later was revived. Today many families, both in the cities and in the country, still obsene this old custom of reunion on Thanksgiving day. The custom of making up baskets of food for needy families originated early in the Eighteenth ; century and was started by a group of .voting women who determined to set aside one day of the year to be devoted to purposes of charity. They selected Thanksgiving as the most opportune time. Today this custom survives In certain sections of the country, but the charity at Christmas time has replaced it in many communities, especially In the cities where newspapers have regular Yuletide campaigns for Christmas charity funds. Every hostess knows that at Thanksgiving good food is as Important as good fun. and that all other considerations hold but second place fco what the table has to offer. A fowl of some kind is inevitable, and there Is nothing like a great pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving atmosphere. Hints for the Hostess. Remembering the background on which this first of our purely American holidays Is built, the hostess plans to have as much good cheer as good cooking. She starts off right by having the proper setting. The table decorations, for Instance, are simple fruits and vegetables. Instead of the customary flowers. For the centerpiece a huge pumpkin may be used, banked around with pd- . ished apples, autumn leaves and nuts. At each place there may be a seooped-out apple filled with shelled nuts, or perhaps just a lighted candle, if the children can be Induced to be careful. Sometimes a great yellow paper pumpkin is used for a centerpiece, and It Is filled with favors for the guests. Green and orange ribbons attached to the favors reach out across the table and end under the service plate. True to the traditions of the day. the hostess brings forth all her finest and most cherished silver and chinaware. For this is a great day indeed to be celebrated as a jolly old-fashioned affair. It is the one time of the year when everyone likes to Unger at the table, browsing in mellow lanes on memory, reminiscing fondly until the last candle has flickered and died. According to cne authority. Thanksgiving Is not Thanksgiving at all If the pie is lacking. Lillian Eichler in her book. “The Customs of Mankind." quotes the following description of mince pie: Ths true mince pie should be an Inch thick, with * thin, flaky crust tinted by Its Imprisoned juices which threaten to break through. Around Its edges must be a slight crinkle made by the tines of a fork and In Its top a holo hers and there from the stroke of a knife to let the steam out. This steam, once known, can never be forgottenIt typifies the Joyous, generous Thanksgiving spirit, that steaming mince pie! These Are the Games. At the first Thanksgiving the Indians entertained with weird dancing, pantomine, feats of skill. The others, according to EdWard Winslow, “among other recreations . . . exercised our arms.” For three days they feasted and made merry, and somehow the spirit of JoUity has hovered about the holiday ever since. An old Thanksgiving game is called the cranberry contest. A large bowl of cranberries is placed on the floor and around it are seated from four to ten contestants. Each one is supplied with a spool of thread and a needle. At a given signal they thread the needle and begin to string the cranberries Into a necklace. At the end of three minutes the one who has made the longest necklace is awarded the prize. The corn game Is very old, but it is always popular. Five ears of corn are hidden in the room, and the guests begin a search for them. The five to find the hidden ears are the contestants in the game; the losers look on. Then at a given signal the five contestants begin to remove the kernels from the corn and drop them in a bowl which has been placed on the floor for that purpose. The one who removes all the kernels in the shortest time wins. In the old-fashioned pumpkin race, always a favorite, small pumpkins are rolled over a short distance with a spoon. The smaller the spoons the greater the fun. The pumpkins roll this way and that out of line, and must be coaxed back again, but not with the hands.

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you have been .treasuring a cunning box or frame wondering “what to do with IL" Here’s your chance to transform it into a “thing of beauty and a joy forever.” In this jewel work you cover your article roughly with melted sealing wax. This Is done by melting one end of the stick of wax over a flame until it is very soft. Thep dab it on your box or other article until the whole thing is covered roughly. Right here let there be a word of caution. Never under any circumstances attempt this work on a celluloid foundation. The box must be wood or tin, never celluloid, for It is inflammable and even If not in direct contact with the flame, it catches on fire when too near heat. Most every*ue is familiar with the handling of

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sealing wax and It therefore may not be necessary to remind that a simple little wax taper in a candlestick with a good base'to catch the melted wax drippings, or a wee alcohol wick as used in pyrography work is sufficient, no large blaze being required. Remember always, “Safety first” After the box or other article, a tray, a frame or a jewel case perhaps, of wood or tin, but never celluloid, is covered with sealing wax, one begins on the real design. Dab more wax where you want your jewels. Insert them one at a time, by pressing each in its little pile of soft wax. Take your spatula (thin, pliable knife), heat it over the flame and carve the wax around the jewel to form a setting. One can trace or stamp a design on

Waistlines Rising The waistline is coming up. there Is no doubt about it, and the molded blouse and fall skirt for evening are one of the agents that Is raising it. Skirts Creased Like Trousers The tailleurs are becoming more masculine even than the Eton bob. The newest of the suits of this character have striped gray skirts with an inverted plnit in front and a tuxedo Jacket in black worn over a pique vest

the box, say a Chinese dragon as the motif on the box In the picture shows, or a floral patterning, setting jewels in the center of each flower as has been done on the frames in this illustration. Any colors can be used, but the bronze waxes are the prettiest. A frock which glorifies the material of which It is made. Is the designer’s joy and pride this season. A simple silhouette accomplished through an intricate handling of the fabric especially distinguishes the popular velvet frock, also those of solid colored georgette. To be sure, when trimming is conspicuous for its absence, there must be details to supply its place, and genius is admirably ai>

swering the challenge. Unique neck- > lines is one way the stylist has of adding a note of Interest, then there are unusual sleeves, multitudinous i tiers on skirts, graceful biousings to I the waistline, not to mention profuse shirring which is one of the dressmaker’s chief assets this season. Speaking of iuteresting necklines, I the late idea is for huge cape-like collars. Os course these require supple ' fabric for their styling. The collar or capelet treatment lends itself gracefully to a georgette frock such as the : picture shows. Ln this dainty after* i noon dress the designer depends entirely on fabric for effect. The idea of many rutiles or tiers on the skirt obtains in endless versions ' throughout the mode. The latest U

the ruffled velvet froek. At first thought this sounds unless one is acquainted with the new velvets, which are as supple and easily manipulated as the sheerest chiffon. Fabric this season makes an eloquent plea through color. Again velvets triumph in this respect. Queen Marie blue and Rumanian purple pay eomplltuent to* the royal visitor we have with us. Beige velvet Is also very highly regarded and as for black, the woman who owns not a black velvet eown this season will be the exception, not the rule. For evening chiffon is a desired fabric. There are any number of black chiffon frocks. JUUA BOTTOMLEY. ISX* Western New»p»»*r ITnlon.)

and a plaited silk Mouse. The skirts are-creased at either side of the plait like a man's trousers. Return to Suede After so much reptile skin and mottled leather for pumps, there is a tendency to return to suede in both black and the brown shades. Velvet Linings Some of the fall models in coats have linings of velvets.

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