Paw 2 SECTION III
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. Selem. Orecra
Tuesday, December 1, 19SS
Lighted Christmas Tree
Began in Luther's Day
By MARGARET MAGEB
Why da we bive Christmas
trees? And how lone have
we bad the decorated tree in
connection with Christma?
According to historian the
lighted Chritma tree goe
back to the time ol Martin
Luther (1483-1546) and the
first record ol a trimmed
Christmai tree in the United
Statei wh in the period of
the American revolution, when
Heuian soldiers, recently (rom
Germany, had them.
The ttory iat hai been
passed down about the tint
Christmas tree U that Martin
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to blend with almost every
decor.
TV ACTRESS TO WED
Santa Monica, Calif. VP)
New York television actress
Christine Cooper, 28, and Fred
L. Williams, makeup depart
ment head of the National
Broadcasting Co.'s Hollywood
studio, plan to be married New
Year's Day.
Luther one Christmas Eve was
strolling through the country
side under a brilliant star-lit
sky, thin king of the Christ
Child.
Observing the evergreen
trees sprinkled with snow and
sparkling in the moonlight and
the bright beauty of the heav
ens, Luther en returning borne
tried to reproduce the outdoor
scene, placing lighted candle
on a small evergreen tree to
simulate the reflection of the
star-lit heaven the heaven
that looked down on Bethle
hem the first Christmaa Eve.
The use of candles, however,
apparently did not at once be
come firmly established in
decorating the tree, for the
mention of the Christmas tree
custom in Strasbourg, a cen
tury later, does not refer to
lights.
Indications are that the
Christmas tree custom was con
fined to the Rhine river dis
trict until about the 18th cen
tury, after which the Christ
mas tree rapidly became a trs
dltlon in Germany.
When the Hessian soldiers
crossed the Atlantic during the
American Revolution, they ap
parently brought the Christ
mas tree tradition with them
for the description of Christ
mas festivities at Fort Dear
born, 111., in 1804, mentions a
Christmas tree.
A bulletin of the U. S. de
partment of agriculture lists
Finland as accepting the
Christmas tree custom about
1800, Denmark, 1810, Sweden,
1820, and Norway about 1830.
From the Scandinavian coun
tries the custom spread to
France and England about
1840 and in 1890 records show
39,000 Christmas trees sold in
Paris.
ARROW STOPS MACHINE
Keene, N.H. W This city's
biggest power shovel was put
out of action when a steel
tipped arrow pierced the big
machine's radiator.
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Cutting Christmas Trees
Helpful to Forest Growth
According to the American
Forest Products Industries, it's
Just not so that the annual har
vest of young evergreen trees
(for the use as Christmas
trees) is a wasteful practice.
This organization explains
Make Yule a Furry
Flurry for the Lady
You'll captivate the heart of
any gal on your Christmas gift
list it you make "hers" furs!
And, this Christmas, you
don't have to be a millionaire
to give gifts of fur! You'll find
exciting lineups In every shop
that bespeak the "flurry flurry"
of fashion.
See the exciting little col
lars, and cuffs circlet muffs
and large barrel types, too,
exciting bolts that team up with
tnatchmate collars, or handbag?
little fur earrings and
"tails" and bracelets all of
Mink of all types . . . ermine
and white mink . . . little
"lambs of persian" . , . leopard
and ocelot these are the little
furs that spell the excitement
of the holiday season.
A FAMILY GIFT
Good news for the family
that wants to keep a record
of Its activities and events is
a new easy-to-use, eay-on-the
budget movie camera. Operat
ing procedure has been cut to
four simple steps adjust tor
light, wind It up, focus, and
turn it on-
further that nearly half of the
21-milllon evergreens that
make up the American Christ
mas tree harvest are farm pro-
aucea. i
Nearly nine-tenths of the en
tire Christmas tree crop is cut
on privately - owned timber
land. In addition, about five
million evergreens are import
ed annually most of them
from Canada.
In any case, most of the
American crop of Christmas
trees are thinned from natural
growth forests. An original
stand of from five to ten thou
sand trees will actually mature
only a few hundred saw-log
size trees.
Most of the trees cut at
Christmas eventually .would
have been eliminated In the
lie-and death struggle for for
est space.
Americans have definite pre
ference in Christmas trees,
with the best seller being the
balsam fir, a product of the
Northeast. Six and one-half
million of these are sold each
year. Second most popular Is
the Douglas fir, with black
spruce, red cedar and white
spruce, following In that or
der, as American's favorites.
Hints on How
To Trim Tree
When it come to trimming
the Christmaa tree you, like
many others, probably have
soma very definite ideas of
your own. If you haven't, the
following suggestions may
prove welcome as well as practical.
The trend seems to be, as al
ways, towards as large a
Christmas tree as the room will
permit. The old-fashioned,
floor-to-ceiling tree is still the
standby in many homes, and,
where space is available, a big
tree is always most cheerful
and "Christmas-."
You may be one of those for
tunate who remember the!
tree trimmed with garlands of
popcorn, or lot of cranber
ries, or both. Maybe you still
find a tree "bare" without a
manger or ice skating scene
beneath It to simply amplify1
your feeling of Christmas.
To some extent, the type
and size of tree used depends
on the section of the country.
People in the northeast and
east favor the big, lons-needled
balsam, while the south and
west prefer the Southern and
the Douglas fir. i
Many families like happily
lighted tree, decorated with
multi-colored glass ornament
of all sizes, shapes and color
topped with a gaUey large (old
or (liver star. i
Why Not a Puppy as
Your Christmas Gift!
When buying a duodv for alft
giving remember that, barring
sickness or accident, your dog
will live 10 or 12 years, per
haps longer. Be sure ot select a
type or breed compatible with
the receiver' environment and
personal temperment.
Buy from a reputable breed
er or kennel. Get a pedigreed
dog if possible. It costs money
to raise a healthy pup, so be
prepared to pay a fair price.
Puppies make cute gifts, so
be sure that your gift looks
"Chrlstmas-y" tie a red or
other colored ribbon around his
neck with a bell or two. To add
a real Christmas touch, try
sprinkling artificial snow in its
coatl
Here Are Some Yule
Party Ice Breakers
Here are several "ice-breakers"
for holiday pacties:
Balloon - hlnurinff MHh.1.
Each couple Is given a balloon
and Various itema such mm fit-
ton, candy mints, manhmal
Iows, to stick onto it and con
vert tha hallnnna
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characters. I
For New Year' Eve, revise
charades to fit into lh hniM.
mood. Write a few reaokitinna
on strips of paper and have
guests draw a strip each. Each!
guest has to act out the resolu-1
tion while tha others try to1
guess wnat it is.
Calif. Has Officially
Designated Yule Tree
While Wsshlngton, D. C. can
boast of cherry trees, Califor
nia goes the nation's mnitnl
one better; for California is tne
home of the Official Christmas
Tree of tha U. S.
Not quit livlna- room aire
this tree towers 287 feet in
General Grant National Park,
64 miles due east of Fresno,
Calif. It was designated Amer
ica's Official Christmai Tree on
December 25, 1925.
To Keep Poiniettias
When a Poinsettia plant
ceases to bloom, place it in a
dry, dark place away from
frost. Let the soil dry. Next
May, cut stems back two
thirds, repot in new soil and
handle like anv Dotted i olant.
Softwood cutting, rooted will
bloom by next Christmas.
Christmas Decorating
Originated in Germany
The daily decorated and
I lighted Christmas tree which
'brightens two out of every
three American homes during
the Yule season originated in
Germany centuries ago. but
jwas unknown in the United
I States until early in the 19th
century.
Legend tells us that Christ
mas trees had their origin when
early Christian missionaries cut
down the oak tree, worshipped
by the Druids, and made a dec
orated fir tree a symbol of
laughter and love for God and
:for one's fellowmen.
VI I E ONCE FORBIDDEN
Seventeenth century Puri
tans passed a law forbidding
anyone to celebrate Christ
mas by "forebcaring of lab
our or feasting In any other
1 way," on the irounds that
such celebration was "pagan"
, Christmas has been a Legal
Holiday for little more than
1 1O0 years.
Protect Floors, Rugs
From Resin Drippings
Unfortunately Christmas
trees will drip a sticky resin
so. protect your rua under the
I tree. Cut a circle of green and
red crepe paper, cover it with
fire-proofed cotton batting
and frost with sparkling arti
ficial snow fukrj.
If resin from your tree does
drip onto our polished floor,
it may be cleaned with a soft
cloth wrung out of hot suds.
Rinse with clear wster.
"If resin marks your rug.
(Work suds into the spot with
,a sponge or brush; rinse
thoroughly.
PBemmbxSI Shop' ahead
foiChristmks!
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