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Our Cover Picture A Christmas Scene By Eleanor Flint Christmas is a wonderful time of the year â€" when fact and fantasy are blended into a magic wholeâ€" when loving and giving reâ€" create the spirit of that first glorious day. It is a time of festivity, of working together and of playing together, of giving together, and of worshipping together. The ancient craft of Papier Maché lends it- self to the making of glamorous decorations to use for the party times â€" but it also is a means of reminding us of the true reason for Christmas. Families or groups can work to- gether to make the figures which create the il- lusion of that first “Time of rejoicing.“ Our cover picture shows a group of the type of draped figurines made in the Senior Leaders‘ Training School in Papier Maché given by the Crafts section of the Home Economics Branch. Colour plays a great part in this craft. The picture would be very much more effective were it to show the colours. Try to imagine the first wiseman dressed in green and white, the second in yellow and orange, while the third wears royal red and purple. The shep- herds are a complete contrast in their soft greens, beige and drab brown. Joseph wears soft blue with a white headdress. The angel could be nothing but shining gold H golden robes, golden wings, golden hair, and golden trumpet. The Mother and Child in white, form the focal point for the entire scene. while the ewe and her wee lamb, also white, add whimsiâ€" cal reality. Study and research, fun and recreation. family and group cooperation, all go into mak- ing such a group as this Créche. And what a feeling of joy and accomplishment to see it used as part of the celebrations of the glorious Time of Christmas. Editor's Note: These beautifully made papier maché figures were created by Miss Eleanor Flint, Supervisor of Craft Instruction with the Home Economics Branch of the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture and Food. * i it DUST OF SNOW The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree. Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had medâ€"Robert Frost FALL 1968 Mrs. Gerald Holder of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario and Mrs. Veer of Northwest Territories at the A.C.W.W. Conference. At The A.C.W.W. Conference From the Prize Winning Essay "As I felt you move within my womb, I heard the warning siren. The lights were switched off and the curtains drawn. Anti‘ aircraft guns were resounding. Protectiver I put my hand over my belly asking myself, how will I ever protect my little one from the wrath of man?" So writes Rashida Patel of the All Pakistan Women's Association in her prize winning es- say entitled “My Hopes for the Future ( letter from a mother to a daughter)." "My dear Faiza." her touching essay starts, “What I write to you today is something of the past, a little about you and me. and much more of the future I desire for us." Mrs. Patel decries war. and looks to the United Nations as a "ray of hope" for the future. “Destructive war cannot resolve disputes." she writes. “Dear Faiza. I have recounted this for I want you to realize the futility of war and decry it, with all your energies. For a world without war we must work, read, write. Ideals of world peace through law must be supported to make them realities.” An international panel of judges picked Mrs. Patel’s essay from among 124 entries in the world-wide competition. A graduate of Ka- rachi University, Mrs. Patel is active in wom- en‘s organizations in Pakistan and is an advo- cate of the High Court of Western Pakistan. She has written many articles for newspapers and magazines and contributed a wcekly legal column to several papers. I'I