The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-19
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clippingS-3ust the sort you know your
friend viii enjoy. The same thing
would be appreciated by any one, IL
the clippings are on subjects connect
cd with ones favorite fad.
Another pleasing gift for an invalid
Is a wonder bag. This is an ordinary
bag made OF pretty c~retonne, with a
a string of silk ribbon. It hould
be square. measuring half a yard each
way. Out OF the opening OF the bag
should be al many narrow ribbons OF
different colors az there are gifts in
side. Any tiny thing which VITA amuse
the invalid win serve. Tie each secure
lily to n end OF a ribbon and hide In
the bag, with the other end OF the
ribbon hanging out OF the bag. TO
which should be fastened a card giving
the date when IL shall be drawn. any
thing ~perishabie should be assigned
the first date.
A leather souvenir postal card may
! quickly be transferred into q pretty
blotter by cutting a couple OF tiny Sits
I'm the center of the top and also In
a piece OF plotting paper the same size.
Tie them together with q small bow of
ribbon. The address Is of ourse hid
den. The picture on the post card
should have some association with the
person to whom It Is to be given.
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Buy plain glass sherbert cups and
I'LL them with red jelly, Cover with
melted paraffine, wrap in tissue paper
with q sprig OF holly m tie with rib
bon. If desired a Jelly spoon could be
added very appropriately. Wrap 1t In
tissue paper and tie with ribbon to the
handle Of the cur.
A word about preparing packages to
send through the mail will not be
amiss, as SO many parcels are lost or
broken at Christmas time. This Is be-
cause people persist In wrapping arti-
cles I n soft paper n tying them with
a bit OF thread. .u.
In addition TO the inner wrapping OF
soft tissue, the parcel should De placed
in a pasteboard box Of Just the right
size. Tie this box tight and put the adj
paper, tie again and address 1t. If
the outside paper is torn of the box
will still reach its destination.
Christmas Trees and Their Decorations
Much OF the fascination OF the holi-
! day season centerS around h Christ
mas tree. To the children II seems to
have come from their beloved fairy
land, and to the grown people, though
1t represents much work 1t brings rea
happiness in the work. A blrd's-eye
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at Christmas time would discover
many sorts OF trees trimmed in an
immense variety Of ways. AS new ideas
are always acceptable, descriptions of
a few which have been reported are
here given
In one family the older children used
a huge oleander which happened to
be In bloom It the time. The branches
were hung with various ornaments and
the gifts were piled at the base. The
result was very pretty and the little
ones were delighted.
Lemon trees are also used sometimes
where evergreens are hard to procure.
On the other hand. in h lands where
the evergreen grows h tree Is some
times trimmed and loaded with presents
while still standing in its native SOIL
n choice Is made Of a tree In some
sheltered nook. The warmly wrapped
guests thoroughly enjoy the novel sit
uatlon.
There are many plans of ornament
ing the tree. A very pretty effect is
secured by tipping each tiny twig with
a grain OF popcorn fastened by thrust
ing through with a pin.
Instead OF bringing h ropes of pop
corn and cranberries around and
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they are sometimes fastened at the
top and brought from branch to branch
downward.
A tree full of blossoms is produced
by h use Of chains OF tissue paper
flowers. Small circles are cut from the
paper n the edges scalloped slightly.
Pinch the center of each, bringing the
edges together with a iuted appear
ance, thus forming a petal. String
four Of these petals through the apex
OF each, tie q knot In the string, leave
a space OF an inch or so, then make
another blossom In the same n
The colors are often alternated. They
are used either as pendants or are tied
in clusters Of three In a bunch.
Rather unusual ornaments are birds
made of bright colored cloths stuffed
with cotton with tissue paper wings,
o~utspread. These are hung to the tree
by Invisible wires so hat the birds
look as If they were flying.
Sometimes the trees are trimmed with
bananas, lemons. grapes, apples and
nuts. Large lunches OF raisins are
hung from the branches. Little figures
are made OF raisins and prunes wired
securely. Oranges are made into quaint
ornaments by twisting fine wires
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into the skin. An end OF the wire is
left at the top to fasten the orange to
the tree. Chinese faces are marked on
them and on each one is pasted a round
cap u from stiff paper making the
Chinaman complete.
The effect Of a tree full of icicles Is
pretty and Is given by many short
strings of glittering beads. silver and
Opaque, and Of popcorn.
A s~now-covered tree Is made by COW
ering the branches with cotton batting
to simulate drifts OF snow. To the ends
OF the branches are suspended glass
icicles. Frosted silver balls are hung
here and there and papers of silver
shower scattered over the whole.
A frost covered tree is made by spray
ing it with a solution Of four pounds OF
alum In half a gallon of boiling water.
1t is put on by using an ordinary
sprinkler. Half the solution is sprayed
on, then the remainder Is reheated and
after twenty minutes the tree Is again
Sprayed with IL. PulyeriZed starch Ia