New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS.
Ribbons Used in Decorations-Danger in
the Lighted Tree.

Let the children have their part In the Christmas
preparations. even If they are slow and their fin
gers clumsy. Do not shut them out from helping
to trim the church or schooiroom or Sunday
school or parlor. Getting ready for Christmas is
almost the best part Of Christmas. and. consider
ing how children love 10 feel the Christmas spirit
1t is positively selfish to debar them They
heIp make the little bags of tarlatan, which many
people still use for the candy: string popcorn and
cranoerr1es; crack nuts and pick out the meats;
make paper chains; make wreaths; gid English
walnut shells 10 hang from the boughs, Even the
Htuest ones can and should have a finger in the
Christmas pie.
To send ones friend little Christmas tree.
trimmed with tinsels and ribbon, is a pretty Gus
tom The tree. being potted, will last for months.
ana makes a pretty table drawing
ment long after Christmas has given way to the
dull. prosaic routine of days
scarlet and gold or scarlet and silver gauze rib
Don Is smart for decorating the Christmas wreaths
people hang in their windows. OF course, there
are some persons who consider that e full hand
some wreath Of holly needs no trimming OF any
sort out popular taste nowadays runs to adding
DOW and ends wherever plausible excuse presents
ltself' hence yards upon yards of lovely satin rib
hons are used on Christmas window decorations
one year white ribbon has the CALI; the next
crimson or scarlet is favored. Fancy ribbons like
the exquisite gauze ribbons just mentioned.
AkeIy 10 be much used, especially on the wreaths
that emanate from the uptown florists.
Next to holly and mstletoe, there is nothing
prettter for the Christmas dinner table than the
poinsettia- UnIuckily the poinsetta has no senti-
ment Christmas or otherwise. for Northerners at
Ieast-no romance, traditions. 1t resembles the
orchid and the chrysanthemum In being en-
twined in any way with the past of the Anglo
Saxon race or having any part in It's poetry or
love stories 1t has perfume Its beauty is only
skin deep; that is it's one drawback. But all the
same as bit OF sumptuous Christmas color. the
ponsettia has equal.
In of NETWORKS quiet residential suburbs
the fashion has been set Of decorating the door
knockers with holly and scarlet ribbons. The
olnation OF brilliant brass with the glossy green
and cheerful red Is delightful Needless to say they
be honest folk who inhabit this suburb.
It Is painful thought but fires Turk in the Christ
mas tree II It be lighted and dark" tree is only
Wherever Japanese lanterns or candles are used
the wise mother or Sunday school superintendent
VIII improvlse an amateur fire department, quite
on the sly, Of course, not to brighten the
nervous ones Fill the bathtub with water or
have tub Of water handy. with pail or two, also
couple OF heavy rugs or blankets.
Geological moment, by Christmas portIere made
OF turkey red cotton, with border of evergreens
and adorned with rows of 1ingling bells
Nothing is more appropriate as a centrepiece for
the Christmas table than tiny Christmas tree
lighted with tiny tapers and decorated with cam
died fruits and tinSel.
Another pretty centrep1ece is q little snow man
standing on evergreen star. The skeleton Of
the snow man Is simply q stick about a foot and
half high, with apple for the skull. The whole
form the arms, the legs being omitted. Beads form
the eyes, and ribbon the other features, and little
brass bells are sewed down the front of the body
! Tor outtonS The arms are outstretched at right
angles to the body, and support two white stock
ings full of candies. and reaching nearly to the
| table
| A most w1ntry effect can be produced in Christ
mas decorations by sneartng white cotton batting
| with mucilage and sprtnking 1t with salt