The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

n N ERRY CHRISTMAS. The
M very word expresses the
w spirit of the day. Christmas
= is the embodiment of joy and
mirthfu1ness, a glorious day of gaiety
and merriment for old and young. Let
us all be children at Christmas time,
and enter into the preparations and
plans for the day with youthful feryor.
Everyone is occupied with the pre-
partitions for the gala occasion. Tne
custom of decorating the homes with
Christmas green's is increasing each
year Surely it is a happy thought IN
the midst of winter at the Yule tue
season to bring the green's from the
woods. The many traditions connected
with holly and mistletoe make them
all the more appropriate for use as
decorations. The brilliant glowing
scarlet of the holly berries and the
green of the evergreen have always
been associated with Christmas.
With a very small investment one
t can easily arrange many unique Eff
! fects in decorations for the home and
! table that will accord with the spirit
| of the season.
Unless the Christmas tree is going
to be O. surprise, and you intend TO
trim it behind closed doors in the
| greatest of secrecy, let the children
assist In fashioning many OF the or
naments and trinkets, and they will
have double the pleasure out of it, The
little ones will certainly delight IN
stringing the popcorn with which to
festoon the tree. If the popcorn is
strung on wire it can be arranged
most effectively. If you wish, yot
t~can dye some of the corn red ant
string it alternately, one red and on
white kernel. The nimble little
fingers can string chains of cranber
ries or cut stars out of gilt paper
| Paper link chains can be made out
any color to harmonic with the colo
scheme of the tree. Paste narroN
strips of paper to form rings and sill
one link through another and past
securely.
It is very simple to gid nuts, an
they are quite an addition to tire
when suspended with gilt cord. Sno'
balls are made by packing white til
sue paper tight in the shape of an O
ange, then pasting white cotton o
the ball. The cotton is busted wit
diamond dust and gives a glitterin
effect. Icicles are made Of whit
fringe tissue paper that has been di
ped into a. solution of alum. Tt
green of the tree can also be given
frosted effect if it is touched tn
solution of alum. The Christmas goo
les can be put in bags OF tarleta
Don't forget that the large presen
and heavy decorations of the tr'
should be at the bottom.
A pretty tree for the table is Il
pepper plant, which can be purchase
at any florists. The little plant c;
be trimmed as Christmas tree {
the central decoration of the tab
Around the bottom of the tree is hes
ed a,mound of cotton busted with mi,
At each place is little red flower 7
containing a small souvenir which
hidden BY a spray OF mistletoe.
souvenir can be something suggest
of the personality of the guest. Oy
the table is suspended by red ribbo
bunch Of snow balls of white colt
sprinkled with mica The cant
=. shades are Of ornamental sprays
holly, and little piece or holly
pasted on the place card.
The liable illustrated has the 81
shaped poinsettia for its main featu
II il is not possible to procure the u
ural poinsettia, beautiful ones can
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