The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-22

II you cannot have real poinsettias in
] prOfusion. stop bemOaning and take &c
scissors and wire. Paper poinsettias in
all sizes are easily made and very snowy
| for decoration or favors
For the former cut five oblong petals
Of red crepe paper seven inches long
| pointed at the tip and two inches wide
| at widest part, narrowing to half inch
| AT the base, four petals six inches long
and an inch and a half wide and three
petals three and half inches long and
| an inch and quarter wide at the widest
part Paste each petal to narrow red
wire to form central rib.
To the end OF long wire fasten six
or eight red and green berries such
as are used in millinery, and around
them arrange the petals with the small
lest on top. Cut oval green leaves -four
and half inches wide at widest part
and six and a half inches long. Wire
these to central rib and fasten two inches
apart on the wire stem. which is then
wrapped in green paper. 1t should be
about eighteen inches long TO stand in
high vases.
Gay Decorations.
\ quantity of these pOinsettias are
easily made and when massed over door
ways or on bankruptcies are gay.
"Christmasy'' and hard to distinguish
from real ones.
a poinscttia bouquet in the center Of
paper lace napkin. the stem tied with
red tarletan. makes gay and inexpensive
cotIIlon favors. Make the wired petals
as in the larger flowers. only have them
three and two inches long by an inch
wide. Wrap the red berries or yellow
stamens with doubled green paper and
fasten the red petals around them.
Use seven or eight flowers to a bouquet.
run in two double loops Of red tarietan to
help conceal the wire, then put on the
paper friIl and an outer CalyX OF doubled
green paper, which also wraps the wired
stems into one. Tie with a bow made OF
the full width of tarletan from selvedge
TO selvedge and eight inches deep.
SCarfs of red tarletan edged with fringe
of cheap gilt on the ends are snowy IA
vors. Cut in five-inch strips with fringe
on each selvedge the tarletan makes gay
festoonings for a Christmas tree.
Red Satin Hearts.
Small red satin hearts three inches
long and four inches wide at widest
point form gay little pinCushions when
stuffed very tightly with wool and the
seams covered with red satin cord knot
ted into an inch loop on top. through
which is run another loop and small bow
of half-inch red satin ribbon.
These cushions may be used as place
cards with a narrow holly card tied in
the loop or the name of the guest written
in gilt letters They also make pleasing
german favors for men or ornaments for
a tree that is dismantled and holds small
gifts.
Another heart-shaped ornament for a
tree is of gilt or white net. Leave an
opening with drawstring at top. fasten
with bow and loop OF red ribbon and fill
with red candies or striped red and white
mintdrops.
A Christmas tree festoOn easily made
by children consists Of gilt five-pointed
stars pasted to cardboard or stifr paper.
Make the stars in three sizes, six, four
and two inches and string them to a red
or gilt cord with a large one fianked on
each side by two smaller ones, then the
two smaller ones once more, another
large one, the four small ones. and so on
until the length desired is completed.
Let each star be attached by a length
of fine wire so it bangles.
3 To make a Christmas fairy for the top
of the tree cut a girls head with flowing
hair from magazine or paper and paste
IL TO a twelve-inch cardboard figure Of
a doll with one appraised arm and the
other held out from the side. Dress the
body in white tarletan blouse and short
skirts bordered with gilt paper, make a
tiara Of gilt paper for the head. cover |
the feet and legs with gilt paper for
shoes and stockings. and put in one hand !