Christmas 100 Years Ago - Part 3

For the final post on Christmas past, I've found lots of goodies from a magazine called The Delineator. This magazine was published by the Butterick company, the same company that sold clothing patterns.
In the December 1912 issue, a set of paper dolls correlate with a story called "Keeping Christmas with Susan and the Mermaids."  This is a lovely two-page spread of color cut-outs.

From the December 1914 issue, I was intrigued by this feature titled "Where Jesus Lived: Bethlehem, where He was born; Jerusalem, where He taught."  It includes color photographs of the sights in Israel along with scriptures and descriptions.

Some other interesting items from the December 1914 issue:

An article about the start of the trend of communities having a Christmas tree.  Apparently New York had just started placing a community tree in Madison Square only two years before, and it very quickly caught on in other communities. 

An amusing article titled, "Avoid the Gifts that Overstimulate: Experts of Teachers' College Advise on the Selection of Toys."  With their recommendations of books and blocks, I can't help but snicker as I think of their reaction to the over-stimulating toys of today. 

And finally, a fascinating start to a series of articles about the Delineator baby.  The magazine "adopted" a baby, meaning that they intended to follow his development from month to month.  Apparently, the parents allowed the magazine to name the baby - and in this first article, the magazine solicits name suggestions from its readership.  I was so shocked when I came across this article and intend to follow the development of the Delineator baby throughout future issues of the magazine.

As you can see in the picture, there is another article with some very helpful information on how to relieve baby's constipation. 

No Christmas issue of a fashion magazine would be complete without plenty of pictures of pretty clothes, and The Delineator does not disappoint.  Here are some examples of the fashions featured in the December 1914 issue:

Interesting that they included an Indian costume, for wearing to masquerades, of course.

That's all for this post and concludes my Christmas series, but I will be back soon with more information about the development of the Delineator baby!