The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-24

OF the family The ribbons attached TO tho pack
ages In the pie should be carried up TO a holly
decorated hoop suspended over the table, each
ribbon tagged with tho name OF the one for whom
II is intended When the family wash" has been
taken down-each person seeking hts or her own
gsfs,'>tAey gather around tho pie md nj sigma!
pull out their plDms,
Hidden In Eco shslls.
When the family Is all present at breakfast
start TO serve the meal OF coffee, bread and but
ter, ham and sottcooked eggs without any men
tion OF gifts
AT each place have an eggcup or saucer, on
which YOU put an egg, the contents having been
removed previously through small hole In the
end partly hll with sand and let each contain
q small paper with suggestion IN poetry Of
where or how TO find their gifts
As each person thinks he is cracking his egg
he finds the puzzle inside.
Much merriment and good cheer will be the
result
Serve original content" OF eggshells in omelct
with the ham
Hide one persons gifts In bookcase paper In
egg 20 read:
IL you are either wise or smart
You1l find me In a hurry
Among gifted people now dwell;
so hunt don't sit and worry.
Frost King and snosballs.
As this is the time for the clever woman OF
the family TO devise some unique way OF dis
tributlng Christmas gifts she may decorate the
living room with eyergreens holly and mistle-
toe and then place 10 one corner a table covered
with white cloth. hidden from view by q screen
OF generous size. On this table Is placed snow.
balls. These snowhas. made OF white cotton
batting and tod with white robbon, contain each
designated present, and are heaped in q pyra-
mid thus obtaining mass OF snowballs OF
varied size The pile 10 scattered freely with
diamond dust, in order TO give 1t an attractive
sparkle, II there 10 a small boy In the house no
may be dressed rs n Frost King. in a costume OF
white waddng. sprinkled With diamond dust:
leaves and holly berries can DO sewed here and
there upon the robe. A, given signal the screen
is removed. disclosing the tiny Frost King who.
with few words OF Christmas greeting gathers
the snowballs into pretty basket. and a. each
ball bears small tag he finds no dlfnculty ir
distributing the gifts TO those assembled.
A Holly PIE
A navsl way OF distributing Christmas gifts
on Christmas morning Is to make q big pie In
the center OF the table OF holly branches and ar
range 1t 30 the gifts can be easily Drawn from
under It. Each gift must be tied with a narrow
red ribbon and one end lead TO each place at
the table. This Is great fun. and OF course every.
one Is anxious to see who gets the most rib
bons the lucky one being declared the most popu.
lar, The pie Is not opened until end OF break
fast.
A Christmas TRAIT.
One member OF the family should take charge
OF the gifts and when the coast Ia clear should
lay the trail" with them In all OF the available
downstairs rooms Start from a tiny Christmas
tree on the living room table by fastening to II
a card for each person. marked, for example.
thus Card No. I. father, Look for card No. .
in umbrella stand In hall" In the stand he will
find package tagged in this manner, Card No.
2. father Look for card No In your hat In hail
closet" The third card wifi be found on gin
in the spot designated. 18th further instructions.
which are followed on to the next. until all his
presents come to light. Everyone pursues his or
her traii at once, and merry scene OF confusion
liz the result These cards may be prepared be-
torehand and no difficulty will be experienced II,
in placing the gifts, each trail IL finished before
starting to lay another The last cards should
direct the family to their places at the dining
room table where they VIII find amusing souve
MRS Of the occasion.
cobweb Method.
A rather novel and entirely inexpensive way
Of distributing Christmas gifts 10 TO employ the
"cobweh" method Suspend q rope dtagouaily
across the room over which the strings may
cross each string TO be labeled at its source With
the name OF the member OF the family or the
friend for whom is Intended A sheet can be
hung across one end Of the room. hiding the gifts
from view until sine for Winding the strings Let
all oegtn the quest az once, II being necessary 20
find the beginnings Of the strings where the
names are attached. This vii; afford consider
able amusement. as the strings should be run
through keyholes under beds, over traasonls
and even OFT Of doors, n possible.
Aside from the element OF mystery contained
IN tsis method there 10 the added value which
attaches to those things which have bssn really
earned through enes own seorts