Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 334, 7 December 1914 — Page 16

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, DEC - 7. 1314

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ITB holiday season offers a splendid opportunity for the hostess to exercise her ingenuity and artistic taste for decorating the home and table. The Blowing colors.

which Mother Nature displays in the preenc- and poiswettiaa symbolic for this time of the yimr, are the best colors to use for the Yuletide decorations. Plan your decorative scheme for the table so it will stand apart from those of other days, that the event will be long remembered by those fortunate enough to be counted among the guests. Use Christmas foliage bountifully in adorning the rooms. Hang garlands of evergreen between the doorways, over the windows, and in every conceivable place. At different iutervals leave the ends of the garlands hang and attach hells, gilded cones, or ribbon bows to the end. Wreaths interspersed with poinsettias are a delight to the eye. You can make crepe paper flowers, which will vie in beauty with nature's bloom. Cut live large size petals and three pmaller ones to each flower, wire each of these petals through the center siul arrange in the shapo of a flower. Use wire wound with greon tissue paper for the stems. Insert green leaves cut similar to the flower leaves, but cut wider, placed at intervals in the stem. Shailo tho lights with poinsettia shades and have clusters wherever they will show to the best advantage, for the brilliant hues gives a gala touch to the

room. Gilt paper stars strung on fine

thread are quickly made. Paste two nheets of gilt paper together, tho gilt outside. When the paper is thoroughly drv. lav on a cardboard star pattern

and draw the outline. After the sheet is filled with outlines, the stars can all be cut out at the same time. Sew a

loop of white thread to one of the points of the star and string a number together. Chains of paper sprinkled with diamond dust are also effective for festoonjng tho rooms. Squares, diamonds, triangles, hearts and circles are cut out if red or green paper and strung about two inches apart on coarse whito thread. i.Med peanuts, chains of popcorn or i ranberries, are also useful for decorative purposes. Tho natural green foliage, touched with gold paint and generously trimmed with red immortelles, or gilded cones, help to transform tho rooms into bowers of beauty. A table scheme evolved by a. clever hostess is worthy of description. Tho table cover and napkins used were of paper decorated with a Christmas scene. The principal feature was a center piece, which was a mound of white cotton sparkling with diamond dust. Concealed in the snow drift were little souvenirs tied to green ribbons which radiated to each place; those were pulled at a signal from the hostess and revealed the gifts. Around the mound were little try pine trees. Good Old St. Nick inP red paper costume with white cotton bands stood at the top of the mound carrying a little bag on jhis shoulders. Prom the chandelier were swung on

invisible threads reindeer cut out of mat

board drawing a little sleigh. Little cot

ton snow flakes glittering with diamond

dust were strung on an Invisible black thread to give the appearance of a snow

storm, rne dome or tne cnanaeaer was covered with crepe paper, with pictures

of Santa ClaUB cut out and neatly pasted

on tne paper. The table lights were capped with crepe paper shades with the edges cut to represent icicles. The nut boxes were little boxes covered with red paper outlined in silver paper to represent a chimney; they were topped with cotton and adorned with a wee Santa Glaus. Dozens of penny dolls dressed as Santa Claus can be fashioned in a few moments and will add to the attractiveness of the table. Slip a bit of red ribbon over the doll's head and stuff with cotton, tie around the waist a narrow ribbon. A little peaked hat trimmed with scraps of . cotton and little whisks of cotton for the beard, and Santa Claus is complete. Paper cups covered with red and gTeen paper, trimmed with a gay spray of holly dipped in a strong solution of alum and tied with red ribbons, served as bon bon boxes. The place cards had the name traced first in muscilage and then sprinkled with diamond dust. Each card bore a cheery Christmas quotation. While seated at the table the guests were requested to tell of their "merriest Christmas." The ice cream was served in little flower crocks covered with red and green ruffles of crepe paper. Grated

chocolate was sprinkled over the ice

cream and a tiny bit of pine planted

in the center gave the appearance of a

miniature pine tree. The star idea is an easy one to em

phasize and is especially appropriate

for Christmas. Cut large stars out of gilt paper and drape around tho edge of the table; place the candlesticks in a

star-shaped holly design and cap them with white shades decorated with stars.

For the central decoration cut a large pasteboard star and outline with hollv.

Among the holly place snowballs made

of cotton and frosted with diamond

dust. Ice may be frozea in a largo pan and raised on bits of cork to allow for melting. Color the water a vivid red with artificial coloring. Arrange

eleven candlesticks and star shape in

the center of the ice, and place inside the hollv star. A mirror may be sub

stituted for the ice, but the colored ice will cast a ruby glow when the candles are lighted. At each corner of the table depose a star made of scarlet immortelles upon

w.iich place the candlesticks. Shade the

table lights with star shaped shields trimmed with sprays of holly. From

tho chandelier suspend by means of

wire, strings of gilt stars to the ends ofhe table. The nut cups are made of 6-inch stars cut from cardboard, covered with white crepe paper and edged with mica dust. For place cards use star shaped cards ornamented with a spray of holly, tied with red ribbon. Decorate the dishes with holly, mistletoe and scarlet ribbon. Tie a spray oi holly to each cup handle. Garnish the salad with stars cut out of beets or red peppers. Cut the sandwiches in star shape. Bake, the cakes in star shape and ice with icing tinted red or green, and decorate with candy

cherries and angelica. Serve the ice

cream in snowball shape, sprlngled witty cocoanut.

A little DODDer tree will erre for a

small Christmas tree for the center of another table. Decorate tVa tree with little gifts for each guest, plenty of tin sel, little tapers and colored stars. The stationery cuds are very handy for at

taching the articles to the tree. Hang little tarletan stockings lined with oil

paper to the twigs and nil witn Don bona. At the end of the repast distribute the stockings to the guests.

From the chandelier suspend a large

wire hoop wound with holly or smilax, also red ribbon. From the hook suspend red ribbons to which attach little souvenirs. These ribbons should lead

to each cover. At the very end of the streamers tie a jingling bell. The candles are hooded with scarlet paper bella edged with cotton sprinkled with mica dust. The ice cream is served in scarlet

paper bell cases. Outline the tabl cover

with frosted cotton and nere and there place a bell cut out of decorative crepe paper.

For place cards use white cards witn,

little bells strung on narrow ribbon

across the top. Icieles can be nung from the chandelier. These are made by cutting strips of silver paper and rolling the strips firmly. Bun a black thread through a few icicles and tise as many as you can. The waitress may wear an apron and, cap made of large paper poinsettia petn als and tied with green ribbons. Snowball cakes are made by scooping out rounded spoonfuls of angel food cake. Dip these in warm boiled icing and then roll in cocoanut grated fine. Instead of ice cream, plum pudding may be served. Bake the pudding a cylindrical mould to represent a Yule log and adorn with holly spray. This has a very effective appearance when it appears on the table in a Christmas blaze. Cunning little fun makers can be made of prunes, raisins, figs, etc. Use marshmallows for the faces and mark the features with chocolate. For a turtle use a big raisin with head, tail and feet of cloves; mark the eyes with white icing. A marshmallow man may be made with three marshmallows fastened together with a toothpick. The top marshmallow is shaped like a head and has currants for the eyes and a bit of red cherry for the mouth. This man wears a prune hat. A lemon may be used for a miniature pig. Slash the mouth, use a couple of cloves for feet, and for ears use the skin of an almond. Twist another bit of almond skin for

Lthe tail and use toothpicks for the legs. r rriv fn : . . v. V.lh.l

to you in planning your Christmas din

ner. JNlot how great a variety, but how appetizing and well the different courses

are served, is the principal part of a successful dinner. ( Grape Fruit j Olives Celery Badishea Tomato Bisque Soup Boast Goose Apple Sane Glazed Sweet Potatoes Cream Cauliflower Waldorf Salad Plum Pudding Nuts Candies Baistaa Cheese Cracker Coffee -

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GUARD PASSENGERS ON BIG LUSITANIA

BY LEASED WIRE. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. Unusual precautions were taken by officials of the Cunard line to RfP that no suspicious persons were among the 1.190 passengers when the I.usitania sailed Saturday. Every person going on board the ship was closely scrutinied. It was believed that reports had reached the

company that German spies would try to sail on the Lusitania. The vessel carried 9,000 bags of Christmas mail.

STORM SWEEPS CAROLINA COAST

BY LEASED WIRE. FORT MONROE, Va Dec. 7. A terrific northeast storm Is lashing the coast of Virginia and North Carolina, driving all ships to cover. The streets

here are a wash and street car service is paralyzed. A Merchants' and Miner liner left Hampton Roads but was compelled to turn back because of the violence of the storm.

All-steel cars are being experiment with on several raiways in India, metal freight cars have long been in use, but passenger cars have usually been biult of teak wood resting on steel underframes.

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EatauOT amidl Qnnakeir Breads arc so uniformly good that they produce light, flaky crust that melts in the mouth and there is no soaking in of the filling, no sogginess, no indigestion. Every loaf you buy from us has got to please you. "Eatmor" comes in sanitary sealed wrappers, fresh every morning at your grocers at 5c the loaf. "Quaker" Bread comes wrapped in 5c and 10c loaves fresh every morning. Try one of them the next time.

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