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FOREST GROVE PRESS, FOREST GROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1912.
MAROIFIELD'S
CHRISTMAS GRANDSON.
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WONDEIt who they are!” said
old Mr. Mardlfleld.
He was standing at the win­
dow of the breakfast room,
looking across the sunny street ut an
Unpretending little cottage.
“ Whom do you mean, uncle?” asked
Clara Barton, who expected to be her
granduncle’s heiress.
"Why, those people across the way!”
“ Oh, common folks, 1 dare say. No­
body else would live In that house.”
Old Mardlfleld came to the breakfast
table. He sighed softly us he took
the cup from Clara’s Jeweled hand.
“ Uncle, dear, you are very silent”
said Clara.
” 1 was only thinking, my dear,” said
the old gentleman apologetically.
"Only thinking!” Yes, his mind had
gone back years along the dusty track
of time, and he had been mutely pon­
dering upon what the result would
have been had he shaped his course
•differently In the days that were gone.
He had had a son once, of whom he
had been proud and fond, and If—
"I would have done anything for
him—anything,” thought Murdifleld,
swallowing his coffee, "If he would
only have been willing to consult my
feelings a little. But when he mar­
ried that western girl It was like
drawing a gulf between us, and he
knew It But he’s dead now, and even
on Ids deathbed he was too proud to
send for his old father.”
These wc.*e the thoughts that were
passing through old Mardifleld's mind
As the old gentleman was returning
from a walk later lu the cool sunshine
a little fellow banging over the gate
accosted him eagerly.
“ Sir, are you Santa Clans?"
“ Not that I know of. Why?”
“ Y'ou nre like the picture In my
book,” said the boy—“ n fat old gentle­
man, with a long white heard and lots
of parcels.
And my ummmn said
Santa Claus wouldn’t come to our
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When there are many children in the
| family a Jack Horner pie is not a bad
accessory to the Christmas dinner. It
is a pleasant way of distributing Indi­
vidual souvenirs.
An appropriate Christmas center-
piece of this description Is a huge snow­
ball Unit looks like the real thing and
has twelve smaller halls lu It, each one
of these containing a present.
The ribbons by which the presents
are drawn out are of different colors
and hang over the sides of the big
snowball.
More effective In color is an enor­
mous bull made of a mass of red flow­
ers, and from the center of each hangs
the ribbon attached to the gift.
Another Jack Horner pie Is in the
shape of a snow man so true to life that
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he even lots on the old hat and holds
a bundle of switches. All around the
place where his waist line ought to be
are the ribbons by which the presents
are removed from his capacious inte­
rior.
Still another variety is the huge red
cornucopia that is decorated with gold
paper ami holly berries and is suspend­
ed from the chandelier over the table
the ribbons hanging within convenient
reach o f the guests.
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house ’cituse we were so poor. Ami 1
want n stocking full of toys, like the
other hoys, anil a new sled, and a pair
of skates, and 1 thought if 1 saw Santa
Claus I’d ask him.”
Here a soft voice from the window
called “ Lionel! Lionel!" and the ap­
parition slipped down from the gate
and ran away.
"A cunning little rogue!” thought
Mnrdltleld. “ Santa Claus, eh? An old
gentleman with a long white heard —
ha! hn! ha! And I might have had
Just such a chubby rascal of a grand
eon ns that If only—1 wonder If they
would object to my ndoptlug him!
Santa Claus, eh? Well, I believe I
will turn Santa Claus for once!"
The stars were shining out, tiny
points of gold, through the darkness
of the Christmas eve, when Mr. Marill
field knocked at the door of the little
cream colored cottage.
“ Come In!" a gentle voice called, and
Mnrdltleld, groping his way through a
setnlllghted hallway, found himself In
the presence of a sweet faced woman.
In n pillowed chair, her lingers busied
In some piece of knitting.
’’ Madam.” said he. bowing courteous
ly. "I am Santa t'lnus!"
And then he told her the story oi
how little Lionel had accosted him In
the morning
“ You are very kind, sir.” said th#
woman tremulously. “ We are poor s
poor. In fact, that the barest necessa
Ties o f life nre sometimes beyond out
reach and little Lionel’s dream of San
tn Claus must have gone unrealized If
It were not for your thoughtful con
slderutlon.”
She smiled faintly, with a motion of
her white transparent hand Iowan’
the chimney, but as Mr MardlOeh
lurtiod round to look he started as II
smitten by some sudden blow.
“ My God!” he gasix*d, "whose plctui
Is that hanging over the mantel?"
"My husband's (xirtralt. sir."
"Your husband's! Then." and h«
turned once more to face her, “ you art
Chnrley'a wife!"
“ My husband's uame was Charle
Mnrdltleld." »he answered. Little Lio­
nel. awakened by the loud voice lu
which the old gentleman had spoken,
sat up In his bed. with disheveled curt*
and big eyes
“ Santa Claus. Santa Clans!** he cried
“ Mamma. I knew he'd come!"
••My child." said Mr Mardlfleld. lift
lug the little form In his arms. “ Sauls
Claus bus »cut you a graudfather."
the liquor. Mix enough flour witn lace or metallic net and ornamented
milk to make a smooth paste, pour in with the tiny ribbon flowers which
and let boll until thick.
may be bought all ready to apply.
C h e s t n u t S au c e.
Simpler bags of satin, embroidered
One of the most delicious ways of with silk or chenille and braided with
serving turkey is with a dressing of gold or silver cord, are very effective
chestnuts. This dressing is made by also, and most dainty theater bags
combining dry bread, butter, salt and may be made of Dresden ribbon, lined
peiqier, one very small onion, an equal with soft, heavy satin In a delicate
quantity of celery, a little parsley, a pastel tint The large reticule is al­
pinch of sage and one pound of chest­ ways perfectly flat in shape and is
nuts. The chestnuts must be shelled usually in envelope style, with one
and scalded to remove the inner skiu. side buttoning over the other at the
Add to the whole one well beaten egg top. A thin strip o f whalebone should
be inserted inside the lining across
and enough water to make it moist
After the turkey is staffed stick an the top of such a reticule.
apple in the crop. The Juice will keep
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the turkey moist.
A charmingly quaint little pincush­
if you do not use the turkey giblets
In the stuffing cut them rather fine ion and one that can easily be made
after they are roasted and introduce by the girl who can handle a needle,
them into the gravy, without which no Is the Brownie cushion. Hunt up one
of your long neglected friends, the
turkey dinner is complete.
Be careful not to leave much fat in ping pong bnll, and with watercolors
the pan when the gravy is made or it paint a weird looking fnce upon it
will be strong and unpalatable. Serve Then take a piece of sateen the color
you wish to dress Brownie in and cut
It hot in a gravy boat.
It five inches long by three Inches
Served W i t h Sausage M eat.
Some persons are fond of turkey wide. Sew this tightly at each end to
with a dressing of sausuge meat For form ears that stand away from the
tills take- six ounces each of lean and head and gather the rest up behind to
fat pork, both to be weighed after make tlie little baldheaded cap, then
chopping; two ounces of breadcrumbs, paint in a little fringe of hair to peep
two leaves of finely minced sage, a
small blade of pounded mace, salt and
popper to taste. Bind with an egg.
Equal quantities of this forcemeat and
veal stuffing are nice, as the herbs and
lemon peel tu the veal stuffing give a
delicious flavor to the sausage meat
JACK HORNER PIES.
C r e a m s a n d C u s t a r d s In s t e a d o f M in c e
F o r the C h r is tm a s Spread,
The Christmas pie need not neces­
sarily lHi a mince. Custards, particu­
larly pumpkin custards, are nice, and
they are less indigestible than those
of mince.
Custard or cream pics may be at­
tractively finished with meringue. On
this a decoration may be applied
through a pastry tube, the meringue
being slightly colored for this purpose.
To make the crust take two table-
spoonfuls butter, one and one half ta-
hlespoonfuls sugar and the yolk of one
egg, cream, butter and sugar. Beat
the yolk well and add. Then add a
small cupful of Hour. Press lido a pie
pan with the back of u spoon and bake
until a light brown.
Fill with the following cream; Oue
pint o f milk lu a double boiler. Mix
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It is but a mile from Migdol- name Jesus means Savior,
Eder, the traditional site of the more correctly, God our Savior.
shepherd’s watch tower, to the He is Emmanuel; God with us,
that he may he to us Jesus, God
cave in the scarp o f rock where­
our Savior.
on the little city o f Bethlehem
And what are the things from
is built; and it is but a step in which he has come to save us ?
imagination hack to that first Not poverty or toil, or eyen
Christmas when the shepherds suffering or sorrow. No. But
were “ keeping watch over their His mission is to bless poverty,
flock bv night, when lo, the an­ to sanctify toil, to make ob­
gel of the Lord came upon them, scurity honorable, to sweeten
and the glory of the Lord shone suffering and to confer happiness
round about them,” and they in the midst of sorrow. He has
knew that the Savior had come not come to take away these
to the City o f David. And with things, but to hallow them.
the shepherds, in the beautiful But the one thing He has come
words of St. Luke, “ Let us go to takeaway, the one burden He
over to Bethlehem and see this has come to lift, is the evil and
thing that has come to pass. ” j burden of sin. “ Thou shalt call
And what shall we find at the his name Jesus, because he shall
end of our journey ? Only a save His people from their sins.”
poor mother for whom there was And we shall not read the lesson
“ no room in the inn,” with her o f Christmas aright unless we
new horn babe—the Christ Child. recognize that the life’s work of
But this weakling babe is none Jesus in our service was like
other than the great Omnipotent His own seamless robe—all of
The joys of our
Himself; this seeming pauper- one piece.
Child is He who has planted the modern Christmas must not blind
firmament with stars; this in­ us to the fact that the first
fant hut a few hours old is the Christmas day saw the opening
Eternal Word, with God from o f a life, not of self-indulgence,
the beginning, and from the be­ hut of sacrifice, or to the truth
ginning God. For this is He of that if our Christmas Joy is to
whom the prophet Isaias spoke: be enduring it must he the joy
“ Behold a virgin shall conceive, which accompanies and springs
and shall hear a child; and his from a generous determination
name shall be called Emmanuel” to tread the path which Jesus,
—Immanuel Nobiscum Pms. God God our Savior, has marked out
with us, God in our midst. And for us. And the more perfect
the other name which was given we become in the following of
Him at the bidding o f the an­ this Savior, the more perfectly
gel. “ Thou shalt call his name will we sing the glad Christmas
Jesus,” tells us the rest. The anthem, “ Gloria in ex crisis Deo. ’ ’
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If you wish to serve larded turkey
get a nice fresh young fowl. Remove
all pinfeathers and wash thoroughly
inside and ou t If the skin of the bird
seems soiled put a pinch of bicarbonate
in the water, rinsing this off.
Stuff as usual with tlie Inside of a
loaf of stale white bread, mixed with
a lump of butter the size o f an egg and
seasoned with salt, pepper and summer
savory. Do not wet the bread or the
stuffing will be soggy and the turkey
taste spoiled.
Truss in the usual manner and then
lay four thin slices of salt pork over
the breast of the bird. During the
cooking baste often so that the pork
fat will permeate all the bird.
This is an excellent way to prepare
a turkey of the second class sort. The
f ork supplies the lncking flavor. A
half dozen fresh country sausages may
also be added to the bread filling if
or further richness is desired.
together Minx* tablespoonfuls o f sugar
and three tablespoonfuls of flour. Add
to the Ixitltug milk and cook uutil
thick. Then add the yolks of three
eggs. Cook for awhile, then take from
the Are and mid one t a l > l e s | X H > u f u l of
vanilla. Cover with a meringue made
of the well Ixmteu whites of four eggs
rud a little sugar. Cover the pie with
• Ids and brown nicely lu the oven.
For those who find the ordinary
mince plea Indigestible this is a good
substitute:
Take one cupful cooked raisins, one
cupful apple sauce, one half cupful
of vinegar, one half cupful of wa­
ter. one half cupful cracker crumbs,
one cupful sugar, one half cupful mo­
URKEY is the chief dish at the
lasses. one teaspoonful each o f cinna­
Christmas dinner. In »electing
mon and allspice. This makes tilling
turkeys remember that those
enough for three pics.
having black feathers are con­
Instead of using an egg In a pump­ sidered the best. Young turkeys have
kin pic, us«* a heaping teaspoonful each smooth black legs, but when the bird
o f (lour and comment, and It will baf­ Is old they are rough and reddish. If
fle an ei|x>rt to detect the difference the bird has been loug killed its eyes
Iti tasta or color.
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will be sunken and its feet dry.
For roasting buy u hen turkey, with
a whitish skiu that Is clean and soft,
the breast broad, the legs black and
the neck short. The flesh o f an old
hen is usually covered with loug hairs,
and the housewife will be wise to re­
ject auy such birds If she wants a sat­
isfactory dinner. The si>urs of a young
cock turkey should be short and Us
legs black.
CHRISTMASY TRIFLES.
Make
Somebody
Happy
by
H e r a R e ti c u le .
G iv in g
Every Christmas ueedleworker this
year is making a reticule for some­
body. There is a craze at present for
these graceful bags, and styles range
from simple affairs of linen for use
with next summer's frocks to the most
elaborate bags of satin and gold lace,
to be carried with opera and theater
costumes. Such a bag. if it is to be
successful must he fashioned with the
very best of materials, and n really
handsome bag of this sort may easily
cost $4 or $5 for the materials alone,
though the finished models in the
shops, especially the imported models,
are tremendously expensive.
The
handsomest reticules are made of
heavy, soft satin, veiled with gold
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CUSHION.
out underneath the cap, which will im­
prove the looks of Brownie.
A small, tight body is made out of
a ball of raw cotton. This is so cov­
ered witfi sateen to match the cap and
sewed down fast In the buck. Arms
and legs are made by covering wide
ribbon wire with pale pink satin rib­
bon. These are attached to the cotton
body before the dress Is put on, and
they can he bent into any funny post­
ure you wish. It is cunning to have
Mr. Brownie look as if he were sitting
down in crossleg fashion like a tiny
tailor.
In his two hands he holds a bow
of narrow ribbon with a long loop at­
tached. This serves to hang the little
fellow up with if you wish to have
him at the side of your dressing table.
No one wants to stick cold steel into
this dear little fellow, so at bis back
you sew fast a long narrow cushion In
which you may run all the pins and
needles you wish without marring the
quaint looks of your little friend.
The doll cushion illustrated Is a
charming trifle made of ribbon and
cream sutin touched up with water-
colors.
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W i t h O y s t s r Sauc e.
One of the most popular ways of
serving roast turkey Is with oyster
sauce. Fut the turkey on to parboil in
water enough to make gravy and dress­
ing. When tender lift out and lay In
tlie roaster. Have bread broken up
ready to make dressing, one fourth of
which Is cold corn bread. Add six hard
boiled eggs chopped, two rnwr eggs well
beaten, one oulon cut flue, a little sage,
pepper and salt
Then add one pint of fresh oysters
and stir all together. Four enough
li(]Uor over to make moist and mix
Then stuff the turkey and put in the
oven to bake. Take liquor for the
gravy, with one-third milk. Mince the
hearty liver aud_glizard- Add these j o
FOR ALL THE COUNTY
AT PRICES THAT WILL
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HURT
YOUR
POCKET BOOK . . . .
All Hats, Trimmings, Etc. Reduced in Prices for this
Month
MRS. A. E. DIXON
FOREST GROVE,
OREGON
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