The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-12-19

ural poinsettia. beautiful ones can be
obtained made out of crepe paper
The basket for the center piece is
heaped with poinsettiaS and ferns. Fa-
vors are hidden among the flowers.
and ribbons are attached to them ex-
tending to each plate. A large Christ
mas bell adds to the festive appear
ance of the room. This bell is made on
a wire frame IS inches tall, covered
with crushed tissue paper.
The little baskets for the sailed al
monds are made of II poinsettia
leaves pasted neatly around a small
paper cup, the bottom of the cup be-
ing finisheu with green leaf.
For place cards use white card
to which is attached small bell about
two inches high. Tie on the top with
a small bow of red baby ribbon.
Instead Of silver napkin rings use
rings made of pasteboard covered with
red crepe paper to harmonic with the
rest of the decorations. A crepe pa
per napkin designed in poinsettias
would be very appropriate.
If one prefer 10 use a tablecloth
of paper instead of damask, the same
idea can be carried out by using pa
per in the same color scheme. Ruff
file the paper around the lower edge
and have two fiounces, the first OF
plain white and the second of the dec
GRATED paper.
Candle shades are made of card
! board frames. Cut the petals from the
! crepe paper the same as for the other
! flowers, and paste around frame. fin
ishing it with two large green leaves
! and a small bow of red ribbon.
| Many of the dishes served can be
| garnished with red beets, radishes or
red peppers.
! A poinsettia salad could be placed
at each place. Slice off the top OF
large red apnle and scrape out as
much of the inside as possible, fill the
apple with equal portions of apple cut
i'm small cubes, chopped celery and
nuts. Moisten this mixture with cream
salad dressing.
! Cut pimentoes in petal shaped pieces
and arrange them in the form Of a
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pie filed with the mixture on center OF
plate and use small petals of the
pimentoes to trim the top of the APP
pie.
If ice cream is served for dessert,
pistachio and cherry make good
combination.
AS Christmas is the season Of toys,
table decorations which would seem
absurd at any other time are very fit
ting on this occasion.
A table with a snow man in the CEN
ter made on a wire frame and covered
with cotton Is very effective. Have
smaller snow men at each place. Snow
balls placed in groups all over the ia
BILE may be surrounded with sprays of
holly. The candle shades can be
made of wire covered with cotton TO
form snow mans face.
The bonbon boxes can be small
boxes covered with red crepe paper
to represent a Santa Claus cap. Paste
the paper around the edge of box, leav-
ing the crepe twice the height of the
box. Fringe a small piece of crepe
paper TO represent the tassel Around
the edge of the cap cut band OF
white crepe one-half inch wide and dot
with ink to represent ermine. If the
ice cream is nodded in the shape OF
Santa Claus in individual forms. or in
the shape CT snow balls, 1t will add
to the fun of the dinner table.
Another table may have a Christ
mas star for variation in the way
of table ornamentation. A star may
be formed of holly and edged with rib
bon. The guests places are between
the points of the star. In the center
of the star a candlestick with shades
ornamented with stars cut out o.
crepe paper is placed. Stars of paper
are hung all around the table.
: From the chandelier by means OF
wire suspend a string of stars. Nina
ture stars decorate the candy boxes
and the favors are contained in star
shaped boxes The nut cups are
made of six-inch star cut from card
board covered with white crepe paper
edged In gold.
The following menu may assist you
. in deciding what to have for Christ
mas dinner.
, Olives Celery Radishe.
Blue Points on Half Shell
Cream of Celery Soup
Roasted Goose
} Baked Sweet Potatoes
Dreamed Caulifower Apple Sauce
Lettuce and Pimento Salad
Individual Plum Pudding Hard Sauc.
Poisinc Fruit Nufa