Modern Etiquette Advice on Cards and Courtesies
A guide to etiquette covers using correspondence cards for informal notes and invitations post wedding, addressing widows after loss, proper dining manners, visiting newlyweds, holding an umbrella in rain, handling packages in restaurants, and acknowledging church wedding invitations.
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Mary Gilbert
Thomas Gilbert
Light Flaky Pie Crust Made With Salad Oil
A home kitchen method from a milling company aims for a simple light tender crust using salad or cooking oil. mix flour salt and oil with milk, roll between waxed paper, bake two-crust or one-crust pies, or turn into tarts with fillings like pumpkin orange pie and prune custard tarts and cranberry banana tarts.
Saint Wilfred and the Christmas Fir Legend
A medieval tale describes Saint Wilfred stopping a pagan sacrifice near an oak. He cuts the tree down and a fir grows in its place, turning the fir into a symbol of immortality later set in lodges at Christmas feasts.
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Wilfred
Legend of the Faithful Pine Shelters Holy Family
A nativity legend recounts Mary resting with Jesus and the Holy Family in a hollow fir tree as Herod’s soldiers close in The tree bends to hide them and later the infant Jesus blesses the old tree A pine cone opened lengthwise at Christmas reportedly shows the hand imprint of Christ
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Herod
Mary
Jesus
Silent Night Choir Song Lyrics Fragment
A fragment of the Christmas carol Silent Night describing the holy night with references to Mary Child infant savior and angels singing. The passage notes the star and Alleluia as part of the Christmas scene.
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