Santa Clans Among the Poor a I 11 fill STOCKINGS HUNO UP AT TENTH STREET MISSION THE DAY nEFORE CHRISTMAS Photo by n Staff Artist. EH HER TRUMPET 11L0WS FOR DEAR OLD SANTA Pboto by a Staff Artist. BE BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBK h IFv KAUEDOSCOPE COLORS HER WORLD BRIGHT Photo by a Staff Artist. AS HI CHRISTMAS MORNINQ SCENE IN FRONT OF TENTH STREET MISSION Photo by n Staff Artist. HER DOLL HER DEAREST WISH-Photo by a Staff Artist. IV ALL tho problems that prosont tncmsoivcs 10 mo mounrn piui antbroptst, that of discriminating botwccn tbo deserving nnd tho iimliKirvlni? Is nrnhnblv tho most vexltiK. How to rownrd tbo effort of tho dosorvlng without retarding It nnd bow to stlmuloto effort niuong tbo Indigent In fact,- tho problem of making tbo people of this dependent clntm realize that effort and vlrtuo brliiR tbolr own reward, bus, In turn, attracted., dlstractod and discouraged r.o many that tho nverngo missionary to a city's poor comeB oventually to feel that bonofactlons, like tho rain, mint "fall alike upon tho just and tho unjust," In splto of most conscientious effort. With tho annual recurrence of Thanks giving nnd tho holidays, tbo missionary Is put to wits ends to copo with tbo shrewd ness of tho Juvenile citizen whoso educa tion on tho streets has bo skilled him In tho art of living by bis wits, for, In addi tion to bis natural recognition of this op portunity, ho receives further encourage mont to tako ndvantaRu of It from parents who nro too often paBt mnstorB In tho art bo Ib ro rapidly acquiring nut at this season, when tho spirit of rIvIhr Is abroad, even this' urchin, hopelessly hardened though be often soonis, experiences a genu ine longing to share ho could not dollno Just what, nnd, thouRb bo would laugh In derision of tbo loftier sentiments of Thanks giving or oven tho ear old Christmas myth, thoro Is something moro than tho doslro to possess tho bright toys at which ho has marveled during tbo brief Intervals whon ho has been permitted to flatten his nose against sorao shop window; thoro Is tho pungont longing thnt only tho child's benrt can fool for tho recognition of his bettor Impulses, for tho rowards that nro tho out growth of sympathy, that leRltlmato horttngo of childhood. Ilotv lit llfiit'h Children. Wall knowing this, Thanksgiving nnd tbo holidays havo been gonerally embraced as tbo most valuable opportunity of reaching tboso children most In need of tho work and accordingly the genoral distribution has bocomo an almost universally established occurrence. As some show of qualification has had to bo maintained, It Is Ronorully understood thnt tho recipient of theso bonefnctlons must havo been a member of tho Sunday school or Industrial classes for somo stated period. In compliance tho classes usually double a fortnight or two beforo the at tribution nnd shrink to tbolr normal pro portion tho week following. It hns been this feature of tho work, porhaps, raoro than nny other that has dlscouraRcd tho workors. Tho great expenditure of effort and mean3 yield meager results, but with a tact born of sympathy nnd experience, tho missionary Is quick to recognlzo nnd Improvo every favorablo Indication nnd It Is seldom that ono or two of theso stray shoop oro not brought Into tho fold. With this small gain tho workers havo been obliged to bo en couraRCd It not content. Convinced that thoro was a better way, or at least boiuo means of reaching tho children nsldo from tho old method, whereby tho phyelcnl stronRtb received tho chief reward and tho ovll nnturo of tbo child was aroused In the excitement of tho scramble- for tho toys, and candy, whllo tho dlsoppolntmcnt of tho weaker and often moro dcsorvhiR onos frequently undid the results of months of patient work, for tho standards of theso people nro based almost entirely upon material gnln, Miss Moroo determined this year to try a now plan, which hns born results beyond her most snngulno expectations, To reach tho children and(mako each ono feel his responsibility, to nfford him the Joy of receiving gifts llko other children nnd nt tho same tlmo let htm experience tho satisfaction and tho profitable lesson ot knowing ho has not only corned his To ward, but his teacher's approval as well, to work through bis self-respect and his henrt, was tho plan and that It bad fully succeeded could not bo doubted by thoso who were present nt Tenth Street City mission on Christmas morning. An tU'lintel Ilenlrc of Kncli. During tho year tho effort to win the con fidence of tho children has been doubled and whenever opportunity has been af forded thoro have been tnlks nnd discus sions to draw out tho real desires of each child. This has been largely accomplished during tho club meetings, when nil man ner of things of Interest to boys nnd girls are talked over, or during tho missionary's visits to tho various homes, and as tho In formation hns beon received It has been carefully recorded. This year tho usual TbanksRlvlng dis tribution of clothing was abolished entirely, tho children's wants being supplied accord ing to personal knowledgo of their needs, ascertained partly through the women who composo tho Mothers' club of tbo mission. This was something of a disappointment to tho children and a surprlso ns well, but It mado them tho moro Interested In the Christmas nrrancemont, .which they were assured would rownrd tho effort of every boy nnd girl. Accordingly, when tho Christmas pledges woro mado by tho various friends ot the work, instead of tho Indiscriminate con tribution of whatever might Impress the donor ns pleasing, tho lists ot tho chil dren's wants wcro consulted nnd their trlonda asked to gratify them. And such a pathetic variety of wlsbcs as that list In cluded! Flftcen-ycnr-old Annie, whoso worldly possessions consisted chiefly of tho clothing she wore, had long chorlshcd a wish tor n trunk. Six-year-old Sammlo hai experienced tho most bitter disappointment for thrco successive years, that Santa Claus had not brought him a hook nnd ladder truck. To possess n pair of canvas leggings wna tho height of another urchin's am bition, whllo tho dcslro for skates, sleds, dolls and doll buggies seemed common to nil tho boys nnd girls. So evenly and systematically wero theso requests distributed that whon tho dona tions enmo In very tow wants wcro unsup piled and thoso tow wero readily mado up from tho cash donations. IIiihkIiiw Tlirlr NtnckliiK. A wock In advance tho children wore told thnt tholr Christmas this year was to bo In tho naturo of a stocking-hanging, and, accordingly, tho day before Christmas tho members ot tho mission classes, ot which caroful record Is kept, were permitted to bring their stockings with their names at tached, and bang them on the long lines stretched ncross tho main room, tho boys on ono sldo nnd tho girls on tho other. Tho gifts, which had been cnrcfully sorted according to wish, woro placed that even ing on tho chalra beneath tho stockings, which wcro In turn filled as full ot Christmas goodies as nny of tho stockings ot tho moro fortunato children of the uptown homes. Christmas morning, the boys nt 9 and tho girls nt 10, returned to claim them. They passed quietly In nnd out In line, no ono being allowed to open anything until home was reached. With faces beaming with de light or mouths open In bowlldermcnt, they hurried nway, each with arms full, thus avoiding all confusion nnd Injustice, and, best of all, reflecting tho ronl Christmas delight back Into tho homes, but few of which hnd ever known such happiness. In this manner tho problem of tho Christ mas distribution was solved, tho deserving ones reached and ninny others taught the valuo ot effort. Matinee Lunch Bags Matlnco lunch bags and baskets, that are carried this winter to afternoon theatrical performances, havo provod tho biggest kind of nttrnctlon to tha women who hitherto went playhousoward nrmed with tbo Inevltnblo box of chocolate crennis or caramels. Tho matinee, for somo reason or other, Is n hungry pleasure, and If n womnn Invites her friends to slip In for n sot of gnllory seats, or sho treats to balcony chairs, sho Is oxpoctcd to broach a box or bag of something edible nfter tho first curtain falls. Candles used to fill the nchlng void, but this sfason a matlnco lunch of concentrated sweets Is frowned on, nnd n man who runs a successful restaurant nnd confectlonory business puts up such captivating baskots of mixed dcllcnclcs that tho bonbons nro temporarily out of favor. Theso baskets nro pretty llttlo trifles In themselves; woven of sweet grass, straw, brown twine, lino roots, birch bark or bam boo skin, In quaintest shapes. They aro lined with wax paper and filled with tho most appetizing llttlo nnger Bandwlchcs, wafers, sweet cakes, stuffed prunes, figs nnd dates, salted nuts, etc. Along with theso delicacies bonbon .tongs, mlnuto Jap anoso paper napkins, and In a llttlo pink oiled silk bag a freshly moistened spongo Is stowed. Tho whole baskot Is then ap propriately tied with ribbons and tho pur chaser asks for a baskot packed with enough raatlneo lunch for two, three or four persons. The moistened sponge and Jap anese nnpklns servo effectively in place of lllli HIS NOAH'S ARK IS FULL OF WONDERS Photo by a SUA Artist tho finger bowl, necessary after Indulgence In sticky sweets, and there aro .many women who get up their own little lunch baskets at homo or carry tbelr dainty re freshments In llttlo painted reticules made ot grease proof silk. At somo ot tho matlnco theater parties given this winter, when a box was taken, tho hostess not only brought a lunch basket, but In tho bnsketjimusing favors, like the very lncxpenslvo trifles distributed at ger mans, woro provided for each guest. A Now York hostess, who prides herself on tho features of her entertainments, has stnrtcd tho fashion this winter of giving nway special theater and opera party pro grams. Theso programs aro laid at tho din ner covers when tho guests nre dined beforo tho play, nnd aro mado up by the hostess herself from thrco or tour sheets of large, stiff cream laid note paper, bound together down tho back In book shapo by a length of narrow ribbon. On tho front Bhect sho writes tho menu and below the list of guests. On tho first lnsldo shoot Is pasted tho cast ot tho play's characters, which she cuts from printed programs procured from tho theater, and, on tho following sheets are photographs of tho prettiest actress and clovcrcst actor In tho cast. Theso pictures nro easily soaked oft their pasteboard mounts and transferred to the sheets ot lottcr paper. Such programs the guests always de lightfully prcsorvo as souvenirs ot the en tortnlnment, but ns a rule hostesses only provldo them when a dinner precedes or a supper follows tho play.