Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1912 — Birthday Candles. [ARTICLE]

Birthday Candles.

For the birthday cake where the number of years of the recipient cannot be expressed in candles one candle should be used for the multiple of ten, which Indicates the decades lived, and as many other candles as are needed for the single number. But if it Is wiser to avoid any discussion ot -years a single large candle in a large candle holder may be used in the center and candled rose petals or other candles may decorate the edge. There are large candle holders for the purpose, which come in various flower shapes. At a children's party, to make a Change from the’ usual birthday cake, there were individual cakes iced with white and decorated with colored bonbons, and a candle stood in the center of each in a flower-shaped

holder. The cake came to the table on a tray looking like one large cake. The children were delighted when each received a candle.