Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
THE CHRISTMAS TREEg
flow It May H~ Effectively and an--
 ~xp@nHtwery Decorated. a

@xpenstweTy Decorated. !, Wise mothers save all the brilliant; fancy ornaments from one Christmas to- another, andr allowing for breakage, ! there are always enough to malSeeas start on Then get a roll each off . pink, bIIe. white and rich red crapo' paper. q can of gilt paint, some cotton batting. n few ounces of diamond dust, pot of muciItge and some narrow ribbon to- match the colors of the. paper.
 whlnufs arc. gilded or silvered ~nnh fastened te the tree by ribbons glued. tottienuts. They may hang in festoons. l Empty spools gfIded md hung in. fes- toons or punches are pretty. Oranges and apples anh their rich colors,s andl little gauge bags hold bright colored 1 candies. They are tied by ribbons and \ made bright by dahs of gold or other metallic paint, or which there are tsev- erai tints-eopper, green and blue be. sides the silver and gold. If tue tree isllarge 1t can be decorated withStursl half moons, hearts, arrows, animals nndl dolls which may be cut from cnrd- board. Paper dolls cut thls way may be dressed very quickly with thd crane paper by the aid of muclage. Ine~e add greatly to the brightness of the tree, and cost little beyond thallahor
 Tho dninty little Japanese napkins which cost 6D cents n thousand and
 which can be rsed afterwordaltu)n nut npi in children's lunch baskets arc very pretty tied with ribbon to hold cam l lies or other things. The crape, .pnper Is, used to. make flowers, rosettas, streamers and snowballs. Tho gprettir est snowballss however. are made by 1 fastening cotton batting in the form of a ban and giving 1t light coating of mncIlage and sitting diamond dust upon it. They look like real snowballs.
 Little round cakes for the tree are
 frosted and tllen hnse features mark
 ed upon them by chocolate Icing, and
 friln ef the crape paper tied, around
 them They look very cute peeplng
 out. Animals, birds, boys, and, girls ! are. made of gingerbread and either | frosted or gilded Sets ohf domlnos
 are. made by cutting warm fiat cake | Into oblonS squares, frosting them and
 marking them with chocolate They
 are very much liked by the chlldDen. 4 The candles for lighting the tree
 should be put on by n man.. Women
 have never yet understood distances,
 the science of heat and arS..of precau- l ton. But whoever does 1t the greatest I care should be exercised No, candle
 or tiny lantern should be placed so that
 It's heat could set fire to anything above
 It or that could tip, oyerA The candles
 should he put on the tree, last of all
 SO that the weight ofsaa new burden
 could not cause Il braachi tol sag near
 enough to take tire.,g Thas list of fires
 caused by badly lighted trees should
 make people careful. Great oare Is the
 only safeguard.
 The tips of the most prominent low.
 CT branches may be, slightly coated
 with mucilage and. .diamond dust or
 even tuble salt but naya yaonr- Flour Is
 nasty thing to, get, onl carpet or Il garments.
 After the things are alA ready to
 hang on the tree thee most showy are
 to be put high up, with the lIghtest,
 like the fancy balls, and the paper
 thlngs, while. fostoons, of popcorn.
 fancy candles and. copper, gold and
 silver tinsel are placed all about Dolh
 of every kind make, good ornaments.
 Their outstretched. arms are very np-
 pealing. #"=