Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-23

to dress the little child OF ten as fairy
distributing gifts, she might arrange
her bay window as palace Of
Delight" with evergreens and a good
deal of tinsel gold and silver paper,
flowers, &C, aud from which the fairy
should issue, accompanied by an older
child or grown uD person, dressed as
Santa Claus, bearing on his back a
large basket Of gifts, which the little
fairy should distribute 10 her young
friends aud others.
The small bay window by some simple
continuance might 0e arranged as a
cave. Screens could form the front,
which should be covered by same sort
of drapery, with lots o. large boughs OF
trees and evergreens arranged against
10. Combed out cotton wool should be
literally sprinkled over to look like
snow. Take several wooden hoops, fix
them crOssWiss inside each other, and
over this framework stretch white
calico, leaving an opening at one side TO
admit the presents being put 10 and
taken out again. This should be placed
az the entrance OF the cave, with the
opening 20 the caves mouth, and cotton,
wool should be tackled over the calico,
which will have exactly the appearance
of snow. The Snow Queen should be
dressed in white, with tufts OF cotton
wool about her, and as much sparkle
as posi- ole thrown over her. Her duty
will be to take the gifts from the snow
ball, and hand them 10 the children as
they are called TO receive them.
Christmas presents might be distrlbut-
ed In the following way:-The girl Of
ten years old could be dressed as q
Christmas fairy, In glistenng white,
wings covered with Spangles), and
robin perched on her shoulder, or 3
wreath Of holly encircliRg her skirt.
The oldfashioned Christmas bag should
Oe carried in one hand and long light
stick ia the other. The bag, with the
help Of an elder member Of the party,
the fairy then suspends from the cell
ing or from large door frame. 1t
should first be told that the bag is made
as follows:-Take a large sheet of thin
white paper and fashion il iuto bag,
and tie a string round the top 10 keep
il fast after il has been filed With
sugar plumS, or small gifts, such as
pincushions, tiny books, dolls bonnetS.
iliputian dolls, and dolrS-hOuse arti
cles, toy wathes, SCI The fairy then
bHndfolds each Of her guests in turn,
aud puts the stick into his or her hand.
The guests is led within reach Of the
bag and told 70 strike IL. IL be or she
succeeds in aim aad tears hole in it
the sugar plUmS aud gifts are scattered
on the floor, and, the little ones scramble
for them; but it is by no means easy to
strike 3 suspended object blindfoided;
generally a good many attempts are
made unSucceSsfully.
Each player is allowed three trials.
Another way OF distributing Christmas
Sits at a juvenile party is to start 3
dance. arranging the children accord
ing 20 height or age, aud for the fairy to
stand at one end OF the room, and, after
each two dancers have in turn made
their curtseyS, TO bestOw the gifts as
they reel of in the dance. Musical
chairs, too, may be givsn-a present
wrapped up in silver paper, placed on
each chair, and merry tune startSd on
the piano When the music stopS each
child first seizss the gift before fitting
down In hls or her chair, The Ole left
ont.AAa 4 gift presented special the