Christmas Eve Customs Across Nations Highlight Pagan Roots
An article traces Christmas origins to pagan Saturnalia and solstice celebrations. It notes December 25 as Christ’s festival date and describes Dutch procession stars and Gloria in Excelsis. It also covers mistletoe lore, Yule logs, and Dutch star bearers guiding Christmas Eve processions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Munroe
New York Home Journal
Christ
Julius
St. Cyril
Holland
Saturn
Bacchus
Scandinavia
German Alps
Poland
Bethlehem
Germany
Kes Tong Celebrates Christmas With Visits and Waits
Kes Tong observed Christmas Eve with gifts and a grand supper. Christmas Day centered on paying and receiving visits and discussing Santa Claus' attentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kes Tong
Santa Claus
Scottish Christmas Traditions Evolve With Modern Observance
The piece notes Scotland keeps "merry Christmas" but the Nativity festival remains less popular since the Reformation. It recalls old winter rites, Halloween's historic role, and the Yule festival, now seen in modern Christmas roasting and plum pudding as hospitality spreads through society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Christendom
Chicago
Thor
Bavarian Toy Centers Dominate European Industry
The article notes Bavaria as the world’s great toy center with Nuremberg Fuerth and Sonneberg producing nine tenths of European toys. It highlights the French doll made in Nuremberg and mechanical items like walking animals. Families work together in toy making, with children doing decorative painting on toy china, wood toys, and blown glass ornaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Nuremberg
Fuerth
Sonneberg
Europe
Stuffing For Ducks Recipe Instructions
Chop the liver fine and saute in hot butter with chopped onion. Mix with bread, melted butter, and hot water. Add chopped parsley and beaten egg yolk to bind.
Old Time Superstitions On Evergreens And Spirits
Decorations of evergreens for temples and houses in winter were popular among Romans and Druids to aid dryads and wood spirits, who must die without shelter of native foliage.
Special Watch Sale by E S Hoveuron Jeweler
From November 25 to December 25, a special sale offers a gents 20 year hunting case Elgin 17 jewel B W Raymond grade movement for 22 dollars 85 cents or a 20 year open face case with the same movement for 21 dollars 85 cents. The watch is warranted to give entire satisfaction. This is an unheard of bargain.
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Elgin
B. W. Raymond
E.S. Hoveuron
Hoffmans offers Christmas deals on musical instruments
Hoffmans lists guitars banjos mandolins violins and organs at cut prices for Christmas. Line of atomizers and perfumes touted as more beautiful than ever. H P Dunn & Co promotes bone meal for hens and notes chattel loans via Hoffman negotiates.
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Hoffman
H. P. Dunn & Co
Grand Opera Singers and Their American Pay
The piece previews European to American opera talent arriving for the season. It highlights Jean de Reszke’s expected last visit, his $2450 per performance pay, and bigger salaries for Melba Sembrich Nordica and others, with notes on their careers and health. It references Paderewski Milka Ternina and Campanari among leading names.
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Europe
New York Sun
Maurice Grau Opera Company
Ignace Paderewski
Mile
Calve
Carmen
Faust
Jean de Reszke
Ernest van Dyck
Albert Saleza
Edouard de Reszke
Pol Plancon
Antonio Scotti
Giuseppe Campanari
Theodor Bertram
Marcella Sembrich
Milka Ternina
Nellie Melba
Lillian Nordica
Johanna Gadski
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Lucienne Breval
Margaret MaclIntyre
Mlle
Breval
National Academy of Music of France
Grand Opera House
Paris
Miss MacIntyre
Mme. Albani
Mario
M. de Reszke
London
Romeo
Sims Reeves
Siegmund
M. van Dyck
United States
Russia
Covent Garden
Mmes
Sembrich and
Melba
Mme. Sembrich
Adelina Patti
New York
Boston
Nelle Melba
Marguerite
Juliette
Mme. Melba
Theresa Malten
Mile. Ternina
Mme. Eames
Isolde
Mlle. Ternina
Croatia
Germany
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Dresden
Royal Opera House
Berlin
Mme
Emma Eames
Nordica
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Pope Julius
Turkey
White House
Bane
Grand“Opera Singers
Jean de Resske
Sembrich
D. M. Clark &Co’s
China
Episcopal
Ea Royal
Bonn
Furs
N. P Bank
Front Street
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