Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
EASTER FAVORS
MADE OF PAPER

THE possibilities of crinkled paper for
the making of Easter favors are
almost unlimited. Easter is a day or
flowers, and paper flowers can be made
to rival those that grow. Besides that.
there are all sorts of baskets and boxes
fit for Easter treasures that can be
made of paper. The new crinkled paper
shows delightful designs which can all be
utilized for decorations, designs of rab-
bits and violets. chickens and colored
eggs, tulips, daffodils, lilies and other
emblems of spring and the Easter season.
A roll of Easter paper can be cut to
pieces and used to decorate the dinner
table. Rabbits, eggs and flowers can be
cut out and pasted on place cards: they
can be pinned about the cloth for a
border or fastened in circle about the
flowers in the center of the table.
X
Paper flowers, too, can be made of
smooth or crinkled paper in life size for
place favors. Some are attached to
stems. and in the center of each a tiny
gift is hidden and place card is fas-
tened to the stem with ribbon to match
the flower. Others, pink roses and tulips
of crinkled paper, show the head of a
bisque doll emerging from the heart of
the flower.
Jack Horner pies are always liked by
made Of paper and filled with Easter toys
or knicknacks would supply the demand
for favors for a children's party or a
full-fedged grown-up luncheon.
One made in basket Of paper rope is
covered with paper grass, from which ap-
pear to be growing a dozen pink tulips.
To each flower a green ribbon is hang
ing, and at the end of the ribbon the
favor is tied. Another shows small GRO
cuses pushing their way through paper
grass, and around the crocuses dances a
circle of little girls in sunbonnets, hand
painted in pink and white and cut out
of thin bristol board.
dainty pie which would find favor
with children shows a grass plot on
which two small clothespoles stand.
Between the poles a line is stretched
and a little doll is hanging crepe paper
frocks on the line with toy wooden
containing more clothes is on the grass
at her feet The cover of this pie is
removed to disclose the favors.
The paper grass can be bought ready
made, or 1t can be represented simply
by a piece Of grass-green crinkled paper.
Easter candy boxes can be covered
with any kind of figured paper, or with
plain-colored crinkled paper decorated
with cut-outs from the figure kind. Boxes
can also be prettily covered with white
crinkled paper fastened about the edge
in three frills, the first the height of the
box. the next third shorter and the last
only third the height of the first The
frills should be pasted In place and the
edges pulled cut with the thumb and first
finger. A band of colored ribbon SHOULD
be fastened about the top frill. and where
the ribbon ties bunch of paper flowers
can be fastened. Cases for ices at an
Easter dinner or luncheon can be covered
like the boxes.
No lovelier decoration could be found
for the Easter tea than a tree covered
with crepe paper cherry blossoms or
dogwood. A small tree of symmetrical
shape can be taken from the woods and
covered with paper blossoms. The work
is tedious. but it is worth all the trouble |
it causes. for the result is satisfying.