Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-25

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gift-they gather around the pie. and a signal
pull out their plums.'
Hidden in Egg Shells.
When the family is all present at breakfast
start to the meal of coffee, bread and but
ter. ham and softcooked eggs without any men
ton of gifts
At each place have eggcup or saucer. on
which you put an egg the contents having been
removed previously through a small hole in the
end: partly fill with sand, AID let each contain
small paper with suggestion in poetry of
where how to find their gifts
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 omeiet
with the ham.
Hide one persons gifts in bookcase. paper in
egg to read:
If you are either wise smart
You'll find in hurry
Among gifted people now dwell;
So hunt don't sit and worry.
Frost King and snowbas.
AS this is the time for the clever woman OF
the family to devise some unique way of dis
tributing Christmas gifts. she may decorate the
living with eyergreens, holly and mistle-
toe. and then place in corner a table covered
with a white cloth. hidden from view by a screen
of generous size. On this table is placed snow
balls These -snowballs. made of white cotton
batting and tied with white robbon. contain each
designated present, and are heaped in pyra-
mid, thus obtaining a mass of snowballs of
varied size. The pile is scattered freely with
diamond dust, in order to give 1t an attractive
sparkle If there is a small boy in the house he
may be dressed Frost King in costume of
white wadding, sprinkled with diamond dust;
leaves and holly berries can be sewed here and
there upon the robe. At 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 as each
ball bears small tag he finds no difficulty in
distributing the gifts to those assembled
A Holly Pie.
A novel way of distributing Christmas gifts
Christmas morning is to make big pie in
the center of the table of holly branches. and ar
range it the gifts 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 Trail
One member of the family should take charge
of the gifts and when the coast is clear should
lay the trail" with them in all of the available
downstairs rooms. Start from tiny Christmas
tree the living room table by fastening to it
card for each person, marked. for example,
thus: Card No l. father. Look for card No. 2
in umbrella stand in hail. In the stand he will
find package tagged in this manner: Card No
2, father. Look for card No. 8 in your hat in hall
closet The third card will be found gift
the spot designated, 18th further instructions,
which followed tc the next. until all his
presents come to light Everyone pursues his or
her trail once. and merry of confusion
is the result. These cards may be prepared be-
forehand. and difficulty will be experienced If.
placing the gifts. each trail finished before
starting to lay another The last cards should
direct the family to their places at the dining
room table. where they win find amusing souve-
Mrs of the occasion
Cobweb Method.
rather novel and entirely inexpensive way
r. distributing Christmas gifts is to employ the
~cobweb-' method. Suspend a rope dfagonaIIy
the room. which the strings may
each string to be labeled at its source with
the name of the member of the family the
friend for whom it is intended sheet can be
hung across end of the room. hiding the gifts
from view until time for winding the strings Let
all begin the quest at once. it being necessary to
find the beginnings of the strings where the
names attached This will afford consider
able amusement. the strings should be run
through keyhoies. under beds. over transoms
and of doors. IL possible
Aside from the element of mystery contained
in this method. there is the added value which
attaches those things which have been really
earned through ones own Efforts