CHRISTMAS LETTERS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 187, 1 December 1941, Page 6

CHRISTMAS LETTERS

Christmas letters are to many people the most cherished remembrances the season brings. The ties

BlUßillllllßHlllHHlHHllUß of friends and relations are strengthened by hearing of the happenings of significance that have occurred during the interim between letters which time may have been of months, or the whole year. The fact, that such lapses have not meant forgetfulness is refreshing and that frequently thoughts of you have been in the air, when time or opportunity did not permit of letter writing. After reading the letters you return to the present day activities stimulated by pleasant memories of companionship, of which there isl ever the hope of renewal in that mystical Someday. That sometimes surprises us by becoming actual. Those of you who have your Christmas gifts ready to present, or already dispatched, may have the chance now to send a few lines to cheer an absent friend. So I am jogging your memory. Just a line or two indicates remembrance, and will require but a few moments to pen and post. No Christmas card is necessary. A 1 letter or note is far more intimate. It is, also, no drain on your depleted purse. If time for writing is very short, write little, but have that little so cordial that it conveys the warmth of your thoughts. Give the mind to days or happenings reminiscent of good times together. Half a page can do all this. But if opportunity permits, write more fully. Think what it would mean to you to receive a Christmas letter from this very person, or from many of whom distance seems to have dimmed remembrance because you no longer correspond. Christmas Card Notes a Vogue There is a growing vogue of writing condensed notes on backs of Christmas cards. If you still 1 have some cards to> send off, be one to follow this fashion. The lack of space makes it essential tO' limit the correspondence, but it can be so heartening that. the card becomes not merely a commercial remembrance but one to stow away until the next Christmas comes around. Or perhaps it may go into the box , of treasured mementoes gone over when the heart craves the cheer of recalling bright spots of the past. Your note may have this latent power for happiness.