The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-10

cations of months may be paid
off at this time with little extra trouble
or expense. Decorations. of course.
must be seasonabie. although the
Christmas table may be decorated in
| number of ways.
Christmas bells covered with holly
will give a festive appearance to any
| dining room. Strong wires wrapped
around with ribbon and draped with
greens should be fastened to the chan
dclier and bent to form the support of
the bells. Each small bell Is then sus-
pended by loop and bow of red rib
bon to fall in front OF a plate.
4 large bell hangs little higher In
the center. From each tongue OF the
small bells is fastened Il place card by
means Of baby ribbon. Around each
| plate there is il garland Of evergreen
fastened with Il bow of red ribbon.
This makes a very pretty table.
! Tree Decoration.
For a variation in the way of table
decoration set tiny Christmas trees at
the four corners of large mirror and
a larger tree in the center. The frame
| of the mirror and the tree stands
should be covered with green moss,
over which asbestos snow should be
piled. The trees should be decorated
| with tinsel and ornaments. and the
| center tree may have small candles.
The Basket centerpiece.
The hostess who prefers II simpler
decoration may perhaps find something
to her liking in the following sugges.
| ton of Il tasteful combination of holly
| and ribbon: A silver baSket-or if a sill
| yer basket is not at hand any basket of
| fancy weave of straw-tilled with
| holly may form the centcrpiece for the
| dinner table. A bow of red ribbon
should be tied on the handle with one
end trailing on the table. Bank holly
around the basket, coming to points on
the white table cloth.
Candlestick Arrangement.
Candlesticks should stand ut each
point bearing white tapers. with dainty
shades of white lined with red. The
places may be designated by dolls
stockings caught with bows Of red rib
bon and should be filed with nuts and
bonbons. II desired red ribbon may
stretch from each stocking to the bas-
ket. where. concealed by holly, it may
be attached to some gift. to be drawn
out at the end Of the dinner.
Christmas Candies.
| Christmas candies make suitable IA
vors for the Christmas dinner or for
the children's Yuletidc party. The
candies should be placed in fancy
boxes. of which wide assortment
shown in the shops at the holiday sea
son will serve as inspiration for those
who wish to make their own. After
all. with little gay paper. some card
board and n jar OF paste very credit
able substitutes may be prepared in
case the hostess does not wish to pur-
chase boxes
Candy Recipes.
Some simple Christmas candies may
be prepared as follows:
COcoanut Snowballs. - Form some
cooked or uncooked fondant into balls
Of uniform size. roll lightly in grated
cocoanut and place on glazed paper to
harden. These are especially attractive
for children's Christmas boxes and for
parties.
Christmas StarS.-Couk two pounds
OF sugar and one pint of water until
when Il little is poured into cold water
1t can be formed into Il ball: then re
move from the fire and add a pound Of
grated cocoanut. Stir with wooden
spoon until it looks white, pour into a
shallow pan and when nearly cold cut
into stars with tiny cake cutter.
These may be colorcd yellow to look
like gilt stars.
Appropriate Sweets.
Holly Balls.-Eoil two cupfuls of
granulated sugar. n SaltSpuonful OF
cream of tartar and cupful of water
until it threads when poured from the
spoon. Remove from the fire and beat
until it begins to cream slightly; then
add the beaten whites of two eggs and
half Il tcaspOonful of lemon juice and
beat until nearly cold. Season with Il
teaSpoonful of vanilla or half tea
spoonful Of orange extract. Drop on Il
buttered platter and form into balls.
into each of which press Il conserved
cherry. Pecan. English walnut or al
mond kernels may he substituted for
the cherries if preferred.
Mince BarS.-Into plain fudge work
n mixture of ground cinnamon. nutmeg
extract. minced nut meats. conserved
ginger. cherries and raSins. With the
hands work it TO Il paste and then form
into a loaf and let il stand until slight
ly hardened. Cut the bars and serve in
fancy boxes or on Il tray surrounded
with n wreath of holly.
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