Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

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in crepe paper. making double frill at the
top. To trim 4ake a pond lily or rose
with bud. lea1ng the long stem to wind
gracefully around the box Fasten the
ornament Is finished. Women who are
forced to stab hatpins In cushions or leave
them loosely in their dresser drawer be-
cause OF no better place to put them. will
appreciate such gift, trifiing as 1t Is.
There was a time when ugly chains were
made Of paper and looped on the trees.
Nowadays, instead Of this barbarity, beau
tifui tissue and crepe papers are fashioned
going.
One Of the prettiest suggestions for dis
triputing the smaller gifts is to have them
Embedded in artificial oranges. This may
be done with either muslin or paper. and
though many OF the articles will not fit the
receptacles, they can be made to do so by
little padding with cotton or tissue paper:
Orange-colored crepe paper makes the most
realistic oranges. They are not only pleas
Ing to the children as novelties. but add
greatly to the appearance of the tree itself.
They should be suspended by orange satin
ribbon, or by braided lengths Of crepe
pepper, which Is more effective. to carry out
the idea When nesting among the dark
green boughs of the tree they look exceed
irgly pretty and suggestive.
Some of the small packages may be con-
Verted into snQwballs by wrapping the
gifts In cotton batting and sprinkling with
tlnsel powder. II there are lights on the
tree. the glittering snowballs will be the
chief attraction to the animated little peo-
pie.
A Domino Tree.
A domino tree" may be easily trimmed
as follows: Make a layer cake. baking in
shallow tin. When the cake Is cold 1t
should be cut into oblong pieces the shape
and size of dominoes.. A tin cutter can be
purchased. or the timer can make one.
Dip the tiny cakes in a boiled icing, using
toothpick 'sspears" to accomplish this re-
suit When the icing is cold make the DOM
mo lines and dots with melted chocolate,
using q toothpick for the purpose. Each
domino may be tied separately to a tiny
twig with red baby ribbon or the cakes
may be strung in loops. Several hundred
of these goodies scattered about the tree
will give dazzling effect and please the
little folks immensely.
SNOWFALL cakes may be made by baking
cup cakes which should be trimmed into
shape, then iced generously several times
and rolled In desiccated cocoanut. tooth
pick spear may be thrust in each one to
suspend 1t.
Attractive ornaments can be fashioned
for the tree out Of candies. For instance,
make some glace with half a cup of water,
one-fourth teaspoonful of cream of tartar
and half pound of loaf sugar. Boil until
it thickens in cold water. Dip into this
fresh rose or violet petals Spread the glace
wings. Cut marshmallows into thin strips
for the bodies and press the wings into
them. Next proceed to cover the white body
with streaks and fiecks of chocolate, dotting
the wings with tinted fondant.
Chocolate Dolls
Other oddities in the shape of dolls may
be made of chocolate creams. Take one
bonbon for the head and two more for the
body. Each one should be speared by
tOothpick. Pinch one side of the chocolate
cream until 1t looks something like a nose.
Cut out piece on either side for eyes;
make another slash for the mouth, then
with a toothpick make imitation hair on
the Topsy. Dress in crisp red paper
gown. with a black sash, and suspend from
the tree with black baby ribbon
Artificial snow on the topmost branches
of the tree will add to it's wintry appear
ance. To make, dip bits Of cotton into glue,
then sprinkle with mica to initiate the
sparkle.
The illumination of the tree is an impor-
tant problem, for by the indiscreet use Of
candles many a joyous Christmas has been
turned into one of mourning. Tiny Japa-
nese lanterns are much safer than I'M
shielded candles, and they give prettier
effect The small square lanterns with col
ored mica sides are also safe. for they
have a sponge in the bottom that may be
saturated with kerosene. When the wick
is lighted it burns brightly and lasts long
er than ordinary wax candles.
The Festal Time.
A pretty little ceremony may be partici-
pated in by the children before and after
the distribution of the gifts When every
thing is in readiness the little people are
invited into the room and told to sing their
welcome to Santa Claus, for of course the
patron saint is expected In the midst of
the lively song, Santa Claus is Coming"
good old St Nicholas appears on the scene,
besprinkled and jolly, with pack on
his back and to the music of sleigh bells:
The children salute him with "All hailt
Good Santa Claus, on this merry Christ
mas eve"
Santa Claus responds cheerily, and the
distribution of the gifts proceeds At the
close of this part of the program St Mich
olas says Good night to his subjects. At
this signal the little people rush forward
and surround the tree under which ne
stands All joining hands, they sing Jolly
Old St Nicholas and circle about the
tree. After several lively Christmas songs
they remain quiet about st. Nicholas ana
sing their goodnight song, to which ne re-
spends with many bows of appreciation.