The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
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How to Decorate for Easter Parties
The Proper Place for Lilles-candle.
shades of White Lace on Madeira
Embroidery for Luncheon-Blown
Eggshelis Filled With Confetti.

How about a dozen Easter lilies ris-
Ing stiff and tall from a rounded pfa-
teau of ferns for a centerpiece. with
a siIgle lily laid at each plate tied
with II name card?
A lovely springlike decoration has n
slender vase Of lilies In the center OF
table. with low baskets. OF white
flowers Of spring. hyacinths. lilacs. tu-
lips. daisies and lily.of.the-valley min
Cling with asparagus vine.
For n white Easter luncheon have
candle shades OF. white lace on Ma
deira embroidery f%estooned with
feathery asparagus vine.
Simulated nests Of moss II twigs
filled with the amusing peeps and
ducklinss Of noddins head varicty will
delight children Us n centerpiece.
An Easter sun makes an attractive
ilat decoration for center OF table.
Moss-flllcd wire frames car be bought
and filled with yellow flowers to form
rays around a white center of hya-
cinths or tulips.
To make the form at home. make a
low round mound OF hyacinths and as
naragus vine 'seL into wet sand on a
shallow plate. From the edge OF the
nlate make rays of millincr's wire
with an inter1acing OF vine in which
yellow ionquils are thrust.
There should be eight rays to q CEN
ter cformed like n triangle. They
should all be the same size and can
te measured by putting Il tray to each
side of center with another ray be.
tween every two.
To keep the flowers fresh. cover the
tahlecloth with pieces of oilcloth or
several sheets OF waxed paper. on
whichnre heaped low mounds of sand
within the wires. Cover edges Of wire
with green vines and cut off stems
of lowers to same height for filling.
Brown egg shells covered with It's
slle paper and applied with gay rib.
hon hangers are first filled with on
fetti. If house-keepers are willing
these eggs can be broken at the end
of the party and the confetti thrown.
a table decoration to hold n trinket
or place card Is made by forming a
tripod OF twigs from which IS hung by
n yellow ribbon bow an egg which has
hen carefully cut In half, filed with a
small gift and The Joining concealed
by a strip or colored paper or adhesive
plaster on which is painted in gilt let
tiers the name OF q guest.
The tripod can be made from lead
pencils notclled at even intervals and
lied with ribbon. The pencils are
giided and short cross sticks can be
put an eighth of All inch from bottom
for egg to rest or
For Il Japanese make short cropped
hair OF rayeled hemp dyed bluck.
through which are thrust gilded pins.
and with ii yellow button chrysaithe,
mum stuck IN each side. The eyes
should be painted to slant upward at
the outer corners while Il kimono ef-
coloreh cottons or paper.
There can be ladies' with powdered
wigs made from ~waddingwitf1 tiny pa
per roses stuck in the sides: Red Rid
ing Hood. with her w]ell.known red
hood and cape, or an old grandnlotli-
err. with Il frilled white nisht.cap. A
little skill ut feature drawing enables
one 10 make various original figures,
To get hest effects. paste to the
cardboard base q round piece Of tub
Ing to represent n neck and stick the
egg head to the top OF It. This neck
ic then drncsp1 tn desired costume ,,.
Odd figures and heads are formed
from egg shells pasted to round. dia-
mond or s%tnr.shaped cardboard bases.
For clown have q stiff pointed cap and