The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-12-18
E%VERGREENS FOR
XMAS DECORATIONS

From the Mothers Magazine

IEN## BTO1n Ln0 6oIhoIB MA&H1lnOs
EverEreens are 30 much a part Of
Christmas holidays that II would hard
lEy be Christmas without them. Ways
70 use them depend somewhat pm the
particular kinds Of evergreens that
II the long trailing club nos with
It's furry green stems 10 found there, It
n prettier Just AZ nature made II than
any other evergreen, The best plan
In gathering the ground evergreens is
to 80 out In the late autumn before
the frost Is fairly In the ground, and
keep the Greens" In the cellar or some
other cool. dark, damp place, sprinkling
them nov and then. till they are need
Led The little partridge berries, and
tho vine with white, waxy berries,
called mountain tea, will grow in the
house. But wherever n gets these
syergreens, n should v take all
there are; leave some to grow for next
year. ..."....
In using the smooth, shiny ever-
GreenR that stand up separately, DO not
pull up tho vines, which are brown and
not pretty, but take along scissors and
cut the green stalks close to the roots.
When you have a basketful Of these,
you can make wreaths or garlands TO
your hearts content .
From the foundation OF n large
wreath. the best thing IL q barrel hoop.
Wind II with black or dark green cot
ton stuff, and use dark thread or wire.
The prettiest wreath Ia made Of mixed
spruce twige and eysrgreens. This
large wreath should be put high up in
the largest open space, or over a man
tel. and o gilded star, o Christmas pic
ture. or q stufted bird. can be put In
the middle. All the garlands and 9TH
or decorations may be arranged 30 as
to make this big wreath the center.
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windows. Holly II always beautiful
with evergreens, and its scarlet and
green look pretty anyhow and any
where, but II holly cannot be had, bows
OF scarlet ribbon such 10 can be
bought In the cheapest quality are
beautiful to set OF the green. Some
gsSpl srs .s used sfs q d RsRsa aOT tss, should Sat 4
always Be white. X
The prettiest Christmas decorations
for q house arc evergreenlropeA, which
are Hight and graceful and irregular.
Snip OF thu tips Of evergreen branches
Instead OF using large boughs, ana in
winding garianda make them light and
airy looking. A spool OF fine dark
wire IN the best thing for this, for one
twist Of It viii fasten stem to stem
without using any foundation Of Irvine,
but another way II to use very narrow
dark tape or old dress brafde and sew
the evergreens TO It, doubling up the
tape as Q sew: 50 that there viii be
A NOSE covered shield WITH a motto
I'm partridge berries 10 q lovely thing,
but the motto should lot be lona--two
words at most. For the letters, either
holly or partridge berries or small
white flowers can be used. Cut out
the letters In cardboard, using old
German or English type. and sew the
flowers or clusters Of berries. to II SO
that the form Of the letter will stand
out distinctly. The shield ought to be
made Of q thin board. Green moss
enough to cover IL should be laid on
10 as to make an even surface, and the
edges either painted green OF hidden
by a fringe Of green vines or ferns.
Drive tackS In at the edges, and wind
back coarB thread or green Irvine
around and across the shield. fasten-
tnR II on the lacks. Then sprinkle II
well. and pin OF the letters with wire
hair pins. stuck into the moss.
decorations should always be the table.
"A pretty southern custom 10 to let the
flowers for the table lie Eprinkled about
on tho cloth ir~regulariy. and this II a
charming way to use either holly, ever
greens or partridge berries, which can
also be pinned on the corners Of the
tablecloth where they hang down, or in
the case Of holly or evergreen branches
four or i've inches long, can be wired
to the backs OF the chairs. 4
From the middle OF the table the
prettiest things possible Is a Christmas
tree. This may be either q tiny spruce
or ar, or one OF the fruited pepper trees
always for sale at Christmas. There
should be o tiny candle for each one
Of the company. to be lighted at the
very and Of the dinner, while the coffee
and the nuts and rRisins are being
served. Some small, n~onsensical gift
for each person may be hung on the
tree and presented at the beginning Of
the dinner. A plan which was followed
In n family wag to have for these
presents the small, papier mache ami
mails 70 be bought ut any favor shop.
The place cards were In small enve-