CHRISTMAS IN CAPE MAY 1983

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\ On Carpenter’s Lane, behind the mall in \ Cape May

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The Galley Alley has a wide assortment of feitchen and table accessories with emphasis on design and color coordination. You will especially enjoy the matching fabric graphics. Also featured now ^ is a nice selection of Christmas] speciality items all in their fine. taste. U P S. service and free gift .wrapping available.

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In keeping with their shop’s handcrafted theme, John and Nancy Bailey decorate the tree in the Baileywicke's window completely with their personal collection of familymade ornaments. John’s 91-year-old grandmother, Jeannette Ammell, made the majority of the ornaments. Her sisters, Rachel Miller of North Cape May, and Mae Stover of Millville also have some very beautiful pieces on the tree Jeannette has passed along her family’s skills, as can be seen in the craftsmanship of her two daughters Edna Bailey DeBeneditto (John’s mother) and Viola Wallace, both formerly df Millville and now residing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Younger generation ornament makers include John's cousin, Sherry Ruth Wallace, and Nancy’s < niece, Bonnie Hall. Mrs Ammell, a former long-time resident of South Jersey — Rio Grande and Millville — now lives in Florida. Two years ago, the/ city of Key Largo com^ mended Mrs. Ammell for her contributions of handmade ornaments for their community Christmas tree. That tree can be seen in the center of the median of the Keys Highway in Key Largo every holiday season. A FIRE IN an apartment house storage room destroyed the earliest ornaments in the Bailey’s collection. The oldest pieces now are around 10 years old. Many are made from common household items,

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such as plastic drinking cups or knitting on canning jar lids Others sparkle from hours of complicated bead work on hat pins pushed into foam balls. Several are made from recycled seasonal items like Christmas cards or the caps from the ends of wrapping paper tubes. Santas and snowmen abound, but a close look will reveal a felt boot, a crocheted balloonist, and even a Christmas cottage. Don’t miss the “gingerbread cookies” — baked from dough then lacquered for posterity — or the Bicentennial collage ball of wrapping paper from 1976. The collection has been

"In the middle of the room stood an immense tub with a yew tree placed in it. from the branches of which hung bunchesof sweetmeats, almonds, and raisins in papers, fruits, and toys, most tastefully arranged, and the whole illuminated by small wax candles.” Tht Chrlttmai tree of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. recalled by Dr. John Watkins In a description of the rbyat Christmases of the late Itth century

1st Annual Lighting Ceremony

The first annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony and community carolling will be held^yn. Sunday, Dec. ll, alUie bandstand in Rotary Park on Lafayette St. Sponsored by the Ministerium of Cape May and the City of Cape May, the ceremony will feature the lighting of the official City Christmas Tree, followed by a community carol sing. The ministers of the churches of Cape May have produced a book of Christmas Carols, which is sponsored by National Associates Insurance Agency of Cape May. The book will be available to those participating in the carolling, which will take place around the bandstand if the weather is fine, or in the Welcome Center across the street if it is too cold. A special feature of the carolling will be the reading of Clement Moore’s famous poem, ‘‘A Visit from St. Nicholas ’, by Charles Pessagno, president of National Associates. Refreshments will be provided to warm the carollers. The residents and visitors of Cape May are cordially invited to come and participate in this first annual community event to meet one another and welcome the Christmas season.

in storage boxes for years, added to annually, then placed back into storage. John and Nancy say that the idea just struck them out of the blue: “Why not decorate The Baileywicke’s tree with our collection?” It’s a perfect natural, and displays a

labor of love for all to see and enjoy. “Our only jpoblem now is in convincing people that they are not for sale!” The tree is lighted daily during the holiday season 10 a m. - 9 p.m. at 318 Washington St., Mall in Cape May.

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