Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-20
THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
How to Trim to Secure the Best Ef.
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| There's a world of fun in the Christmas
| tree this year for the grewn-up as well as
| the children, so novel and beautiful arc
| the many toys and decorations prepared for
its adornment. Fairy wands could not pro-
duce more dazzling and wonderful bits OF
brightness, while weird little playthings
| that give a .brimful'' look to the green
boughs are unique creations of the toy
makers art. ia,-, 5ss-5t.;z
The loveliest effect which a Christmas
tree can give is that OF great pyramid
of tiny icicles hanging in clusters from
myriad twigs and glittering like diamonds
in the artificial light. Twisted crystal
drops the size of long thin icicles are to be
had in punches of eight. suspended from &,
circle of wire that Is held on its twig by a
wee ring. Crystal drops from old-fashioned
lamps can be used also to supplement
these. To give finishing touch stars and
crescents and diamonds should be cut from
silver paper and scattered with lavish hand
in spots where the icicles are not hung. Tho
arctic look which all this produces can be
further carried out by looping strings Of
white popcorn around the boughs.
This all-white effect, however, Is not the
only one that is beautiful, and if the chill
dren are very young. colored decorations
are more apt to catch their childish fancy.
Balls OF pink or blue or red. which are airy
nothings in their fragile makeup. display
all sorts Of shapes, including airships, ball
looms, Brownies funny characters familiar
in the comic supplements and grimacing
in frames of silver tissue, which softens
their vivid tints and adds brilliance to the
whole effect of the tree.
If real Christmas tree Is undesirable.
splendid limitations can be found in the
shops that stand two or Three feet high.
and doll Santa Claus OF paper. with wool
~ coat and hat, can be purchased to go
with them.
When the boughs of the Christmas tree
are to be filled with presents. as well as
giistening decorations. gift ornament
which saves busy mothers much trouble is
a bobbinet stocking filled to the brim with
small toys. For girl these stockings con-
tain box of water paints. sewing set for
cross-stiteh work a tiny tea set and Wee
doll. The boys stocking has menagerle
and host of other playihings in miniature
that please little men, packed neatly in
small, fiat boxes
Another toy that looks we'll on a tree is a
wooden jumping jack painted to represent
some clown or laughable character. These
are mere thin, fiat pieces of wood. but the
arms and head and legs are attached by
pivots, and when a string is pulled they
dance, to the delight OF the little folks. A
more expensive ornament Is large toy
monkey with the downiest white fur sitting
I'm a string swing that hangs from bough
TO bough.
Cats aud dogs. as well as monkeys. can
be purchased with silky fur bodies. and
their jointed legs and arms make them a
favorise gift with children Woolly lambs
and white hair rabbits are also fascinating
jointed toys They can be wound up by a
small screw underneath and made TO walk
yard or two across the moor, or rubber
tube with bulb attachment works the short
legs.
And last but by no means least. m
Christmas tree will be complete this year
without one of the newfangled wooden
TOYS Ducks pigs, horses and Dummies are
carved out from a solid piece OF extremely
light weight wood They have their heads