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CAPE MAY - The Christmas season is a special time of year in this National Landmark Victorian village, and for the • first time visitors this year will have the opportunity to enjoy open house tours of four different ‘‘cottages," each decorated in a special seasonal theme. The cottager, all Victorian bed-and-breakfast inns, will welcome guests to enjoy their Christmas decorations and traditions' on Thursday evenuigs and Saturday afternoons in December, ) The Brass Bed, Captain Mey's Inn, The Qupen Victoria.^and The Victorian Rose will be open 7-9 p.m. Thursday Dec. 9 through Dec. 30[ and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 and 18. Admission tickets will be available at each inn during open house tour hours. GROUPS INTERESTED in making special arrangements for tours of the decorated inns may call 609-884-8702 for more information. Visitors to the ‘‘cottages” will be treated not only to a visual delight of decorating ideas but also to a small remembrance — perhaps a candy cane, or a miniature fruitcake — at each inq. The Brass Bed, 719 Columbia Ave., will feature a children's Christmas, with toys and games surrounding the traditional family Christjmas tree, as well as a train and a dollhouse belonging to the children of the house, iClichael-and

Mary Kate Dunwoody. Innkeepers John and Donna Dunwoody Will tell visitors ' to their nome about the history of Santa Clltus as part of their open house. A DUTCH Christmas will be the theme at Captain Mey’s inn, 202 Ocean St ; Owner Carin Fedderman is Dutch, so decorations at the inn will feature her collection of Delft pottery as well as the story of the Dutch heritage of Christmas. Dutch settlers brought the custom of celebrating Saint Nicholas’, feast day and his habit of bringing gifts with them to the-New World, including Cape May, which was named by Dutch explorer. Captain Cornelius Mey. English-speaking children -'tried to pronounce Sinter Klass, the Dutch name for the saint, according to innkeeper Millie La 'Confora, but in their excitement, the name soon was changed to Sapta Claus. - * *- Victoria!! Christmas trees and decorations will be featured at The Queen Victoria, 102 Ocean St., where innkeepers Dane and Joan Wells will show off trees decorated to reflect the styles of 1840, 1860 and 1890. It was Queen Victoria’s German-horn . husband, Prince Albert, nostalgic for his boyhood Christmases, who put up a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle, in 1841 and began a tradition followed by the Ehglisn and Americans throughout Queen Victoria’s i^eign and beyond.

Therefore it is appropriate that The Queen Victoria inn emphasize the Victorian* customs and styles of 1 Christmas in its decorations for visitors to enjoy. Flowers, and especially roses, will be the decorative motif at .The Victorian Rose, 715 Columbia Ave v where innkeepers Linda arid Bob Mullock will use evergreens and fresh, silk, and dried flowers to decorate for the holidays. Flowers had special meanings for the Victorians, and so mesages could be sent in nosegays or bouquets. The Victorian Rose will further this romantic tradition in its Christmas decorations today.

World Carols POMONA — Around the World in Carols, a Christmas choral concert, will be presented 2 p.m Sunday, Dec. 12, in the Stockton State College Awing lecture hall. Choral director Beverly Vaughn has prepared a family-oriented program celebrating the season in song. Both the Stockton Chorale and the College Chorus will performs For more information or to reserve tickets, calj 652-9000.

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THIS MIWM SEASON Enjoy the unhurried pace of yesteryear while shopping our Victorian Mall and other fine gift stores. Don't miss the festive activities every week through Nt*W Years Day. Highlighting this year's activities will be the "Candlelight Walk" on the Mall on Dec. 16th and the historic house tour on Jan. 1st. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Arthur Blomkvest, Mayor Adrian Capehart, Deputy Mayor Harry Gilbert, Councilman Fred Coldren, City Manager

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