Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-23
THE HANDY HOUSEWIFE.
How She Provides Ornaments for the
Chrisimss Tree Candles, Popcorn
and CANDY.

How She Provides Ornaments for the
Christmss Tree Candles, Popcorn
and CANDY.
A Christmas tree may be prettily
trimmed at very little expense. or
course it is best to get q good tree. Not
necessarily large, but with branches
close together, and as conical a shape
as possible A box Ct candles, more
than sufficient to allow one for each
branch, can be bought for ten cents, and
nice little tin holders, ready to pin on
the tree, for five cents q dozen. About
three or four dozen will be needed. The
next thing to think of is the popcorn.
A five-cept cob will make large uuan.
tity. To pop it have very hot fire,
put the corn in good large pan, if YOU
have not pepper, and shake over the
fire until popped, taking great care not
TO burn. Have resdy q cup of water,
in which little maple syrup or mo-
lasses and sugar have been mixed.
Sprinkle q little Of this over the corn and
pour it on large dish. Then take
strong thread and very long needle and
string yards Of the pop corn. This is
very effective, and should be draped
Enthusiastically over the tree in every di.
rection. Some people, however, prefer
to use raw cottor, a. it more closely re-
sembles snow.
After trimming your tree with the
popcorn and candles the next thing
will be candy. Bright colored sticks
and canes, baskets, and chocolate rats
put on by the tail are the
best and cheapest to get. Put
them on with odds and ends of
bright-colored ribbons and bits of silk,
which will heighten the effect. or
course few wax balls of green and
crimson make the tree look prettier,
and as many may be put on as desired,
although there is such a thing as hav-
ing too much on O free. The green
should predominant. The children's
stockings should be hung up in the
same room in which the tree is to be-
placed, and their presents grouped about
the foot of the tree. For 81 or 81 80 a
very handsome tree all decorated can
Ue bad.
Always dress your little girls doll.
Nothing will make her more sad than
to receive u dell attired in night-dreSs.
If you have not some kind young LAZY
friend who will undertake the job, do it
yourself. Hunt up one Of the baby's
old embroidered petticOatS and in half
an hour you can turn it into q beautiful
white dress for dolly. Then make her
jacket and muff out of piece of vel
vet or cloth, and tiny little priucesse
bonnet or hat, with small piece of an
ostrich tip for the plume. \ little
handkerchief and tiny hair brush aud
comb, which costs only ten cents, will
greatly delight the little girl.
If you cannot afford TO buy u bed
stead for tue doll, you can easy make
one at home. Get an old cigar box, or
a larger box if you can, and after re-
moving the cover nail on to the bottom
four empty Spoos all the same size
These Will DO for the legs. Then take
the cover and saw Off one.thiri Take
tie two-third4, round the two top ends
and nail the bottom to the box for the
bead Of the bed.teai. Take II" 9th.
third and tack on to the bottom, aud
you viii have very pretty bedstead
CovcI with coating Of paint If you
have il, if not varniSh with Shellac.
Then make a little mattress, bolster
and pillows, with sheets, blankets, and
spreads.
A very pretty trunk for dolly's
clothes can be made out Of u pastcboard
box, 10y covering it with red Turkey
cloth or a piece OF plush or velvet.