Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 30, 9 December 1911 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, DECE3IBER 9, 1911. .

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Tlia pity that the jolly custom of welcoming the Christmas tree Into the house with

great ceremony and merrymaking has fallen Into disuse. Our great-great-grandfathers.

we are told, net out several days before Christmas behind Old Dobbin, who kicked up his heel, frivolously, flinging back soft feathers of snow onto the sleigh full of nolay youngsters, to hew down a atnrdy evergreen that was hauled home and Into the huge kitchen In great state. Now, alas, we have no Old Dobbins, nor troop of youngsters, nor forests of evergreen around the corner. 80 the grocery boy smuggles our flatsize Christmas tree Into the basement, and on Christmas eve Father and Mother wort till midnight trimming it, whik) wistful Willie and longing Incj peer over the balustrade until sent back to bed. Even tf you prefer that the children first behold the tree only in all Its glittering, bedizened glory, let tbem belp a little In decorating the bouse, and even in fashioning little trinkets that will help out In trimming up the tree. Kindergarten beads, that may be bought for Ave and ten cents a box, in all the bright colors, when strung 00 fine wire, are an effective decoration that little fingtrs may make. All manner of tiny tgateros nay be cut out from gilt colored paper, and nuts may be gilded and, tied with gilt cord so that tbtjr Cfi'ibe suspended from the When on does not feel like spending a great deal on the expensive, tinsel baubles with which to trim a tree, there are numerous little home-made articles (that' will answer every pur

pose. Dolls made of tissue paper and dolls made from cotton batting will delight the little tots. The latter are tied into shape with red wool, and have quaint little faces inked on. Snowy popcorn fastened to the ends of the tree twigs with a pin through each kernel, makes the tree look as though it were bursting into little blossoms. In decorating the bouse with wreaths and holly and other Christmas greens, you will find that massing the trim will produce bettor effects than scattering sprays and bunches about aimlessly. Remove all the small ornaments from the mantle Bbelf, for Instance, and fill two big vases or jars with twigs of holly. If there is a picture above the mantle, carry a rope of laurel about the frame, and if it Is an oval frame, or mirror, perhaps, cross the laurel at the top and let the ends fall to the corners of the mantle. Bay windows adapt themselves beautifully to graceful decoration. One attractive manner is to hang a wreath in the center of each window, and outline the side draperies with laurel which should extend across the top of the windows alao. Strands of laurel used to drape back portlers or curtains add a gala touch. Wreaths hung at regular Intervals from the balustrade of the stairway by wide red ribbons will brighten the hall wonderfully. A simple treatment for the dining room is to lay a rope of laurel about the plate rail, carrying It up over the doors and windows. Wreaths of laurel hung on the walls In each space left by the doors and windows will add greatly to the effect. The Christmas dinner table affords unlimited opportunity for carrying out clever ideas, that range from the sim

ple pyramid of polished fruit rising from a wreath of greens, to the representation of jolly old Kria Kringle alighting on a snow covered roof with bis reindeers and pack of toys. A doll dressed up like a tiny Santa Clans with prodigious cotton whiskers and ample cotton girth beneath a scarlet coat makes an amusing centerpiece when seated on a little sleigh almost buried In cotton snow, generously sprinkled with diamond dust. At each placet a cardboard sleigh filled with green and red candles would be pretty, and the red candles might have shades cut from red cardboard in the shape of bells. A great deal can be done with crepe paper, which comes printed with an all-over design In holly, with St. Nicholas flying over the snow in his sleigh, wtlh big wreaths of holly, or sprays of polnsettia, with red and gold Christmas bells, and in many other appropriate designs. A very successful table that had the holly-wreath paper draped about the edge so that the table seemed to be encircled with hanging wreaths, had for a centerpiece a great bunch of white carnations with a holly wreath around the bottom of the vase. At each place the plate rested on a dolly that bad been made by cutting out the wreaths from the paper. Crepe paper was also used for the candle shades. It was first mounted on heavy paper, lined with red tissue paper, and strips about five inches wide laid in plaits enough to form a full shade. Red ribbon was run through the top to hold these plaits In place. A pretty star trimming for the center of the table was arranged with the aid of a hoop suspended from the chandelier. This hoop was wound

with tinfoil and a perfect shower of silver stars fell from it, held by fine wires. The star motive was easily carried out in the almond cups, the candle shades, the shape of the bread and barter, the salad with its stars of red beets, and the candies and nuts served on plates with star shaped doilies. If the children are to have a little table to themselves on Christmas day, or. If they are given a holiday party, they are sure to be delighted with the following decoration. Build a goodsized mound of cotton In the center ol the table to simulate a rugged hill, sprinkling It plentifully with mica. Bits of twigs from the Christmas tree will serve for tiny trees. Dress small dolls in plain little scarlet coats, set scarlet caps formed of two triangular pieces stitched together rakishly on their heads, and fasten them in grotesque positions onto little sleds, upon which they appear to be coasting down hllL The candles should be inclosed in black matboard, and the shades, with a little trouble may be made from the matboard and red tissue paper, so that they look like oldfashioned lamp posts. A simpler idea is the use of little red stockings for decoration. These may be festooned about the edge of the table and bung from a hoop wound with laurel suspended over the table. Little doll's stockings at eact place might contain odd gifts for each child. DISTRrBUTETG CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Be sure that no way of distributing the Christmas gifts will ever produce quite the same umount of mirth and mystery as the time honored method of clapping a flowing beard onto Father or Uncle Bill, upholstering him with all the jiIlow3 in the bouse,

smothering him in a red suit trimmed with eiderdown and slinging over his shoulder a huge bag overflowing with packages. A snow man may also be depended upon to send the children off into testacies of glee, and add to the general hilarity of the occasion. Make him a loose suit of white cotton batting, and a mask of the same. He should wear white gloves and an old stove pipe hat perched perilously on his cotton hair, and should be sprinkled liberally with diamond dust. Suggest that he display his histrionic abilities, even In so bumble a role as snowman, and his stiff awkwardness should insure his howling success. A pretty way to indicate where the gifts of each member of th family may be found is to place a card bearing the name and greetings within a wreath of holly, from which a long satin ribbon falls to the pile of gifts on the table or floor below. A jolly way to distribute the presents is to hare some one fish them out of a huge stocking that has been made from red cambric and trimmed with holly, and into which all the gifts have been put as they were sent to the house, or as they were finished by members of the family. A big box covered with crepe paper and made festive with wreaths or holly will answer the same purpose. A clever woman surprised the family on Christmas morning by throwing open the library door, and disclosing any number of little gifts that r.ppeared to be hanging by slender threads from the ceiling. A glance upward showed the same number of red and green toy baloons, clinging snugly to the ceiling and holding aloft the little packages. -

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