The morning times., 1895-12-29

for ft-the red-berried native holly. Mis-
tletoe is not a very pretty plant, and II
In demand only because OF its reputation
~ a maker Of romantic mcrrimens-
The back OF the chair this girl artist
draped In mistletoc. turning the berries
SO as tn be above the top of the chair
and tying on the branches Of the green
with stout bits of green silk. A home
made rug was next sought out and placed
In front of the chair. and the old arm
chair corner became a thing of very re-
markable beauty.
The girl artists say now is the time
for Christmas trimmings. Christmas IL
self Is only ten days off, aud n y"u wait
a week later all the green VIII be maulsd
over until none are desirable. They should
be bought now and put In place at once.
To keep them hudaled together - to invite
dampness, while stretching them upon the
wall dries and preserves them in the right
way.
Thcn best room for trimming is the
drawing-room. as that rootn, being the
largest room IN the bouse. has less heat
The way to begin Is by taking a double
handful OF the green trimming and tying
it to the side of the portiere. If this Is
done where the portiere joins the rod near
the ceiling the result Will be a graceful
dropping festoon->
A GOVERNORS TABLE
In trimming the table for the Christ
mas dinner the girls have invented
many delightful things. One of the
young ladies. who is called by her
friends Miss c.. because she is SO clever,
has a simple method which she Is going
to adopt for the dining table or an ex-
Governor.
On Christmas morning this clever Miss
C. viii take a bevelled glass mirror and
bushel OF holly. The mirror will be
sttf,s,. falI
and the holly stacked upon it. The glass
gives back the holly again and again to those
who are dining, and the result is q perfect
labyrinth of the lovely stuff. After dinner
the uncies and aunts and motber-in-law
will take twigs OF the berried fruit and
trim themselves with them, as souvenirs Of
the dinner.
There is another girl artist who might
also be called Mfss c., because she is so
charming. This young woman has posi-
tive genius for home decoration. Her
specially is doorways, and SO ingeniously
did she fit one out Id Brooklyn that the owner
of the house. coming home to dinner that
night, turned to go out Of the door, not
recognizing his own hall.
At the door which opens from hall to
parlor this young woman had placed flower
stands. one at each side OF the door. The
stands were wirt and very deep. They
reached five feet into the drawing room.
Upon the flower stands she placed pot after
pot of flowers, and ended up by striBging
feathery tuft from the ceiling down to the
plants. The result was long passa geway
OF flowers from hall to drawing room. In
side the drawing room the floral Railways
made pretty inches at each side for the
Christmas tete-a-tete.
The women OF wealth of the cities,
and particularly OF New York, are in
trusting their entire Christmas dccora-
tons to these girl artists, who, not being
surfeited with fine things, appreciate them
keenly; and who. not being tired or work
mol overwhelmed with it. are willing TO
put little originality into it,
The estimate of these house decnra-
tions are not large. The hallway into
the drawing-room costs only S25, with a
use OF the plants for month-tley were
1obbed from the florist. And the decora-
ton or the grandfather's clock and old
armchair cost only Sl5. with little 10
spare for the picture trimmings II is
not expensive work.
There are in New York fully fifty of
these girl artists now getting ready TO
trim Christmas rooms. and on Christ
mas morning Santa Claus wiz find fully
fifty rooms In festal array fine enough
for him.