Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

GNr fastened to the line by clothespin.
SN9 decorated with wings of red and green
a. paper.
<& In the bay window table should
I'D be arranged which Is placed
Jack Homer pie, containing 4
Christmas souvenir for each member
of the family. The ribbons attached to the pack
ages in the pie should be carried up to holly
decorated hoop suspended over the table, each
ribbon tagged with the name OF the one for whom
1t is intended. When the family wash has been
taken down-each person seeking his or her own
gift-they gather around the pie. and at signal
pull out their plums.'
Hidden In Egg Shells.
When the family is all present mt breakfast
start to serve the meal of coffee, bread and but
ter, ham and soft-cooked eggs without any men.
ton of gifts.
At each place have an eggcup or saucer. on
which you put egg. the contents having been
removed previously through small hole In the
end; partly all with sand, and let each contain
q small paper with a 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 omelet
with the ham.
Hide one persons gifts in bookcase. paper in
egg to read
If you are either wise or smart
You'll find me In hurry.
Among gifted people now dwell;
So hunt, don't sit and worry.
Frost King and snowbals.
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 room with evergreens, holly and mstle-
toe and then place in one corner table covered
with 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 a pyra-
mid, thus obtaining mass OF snowballs OF
varied size. The pile Is scattered freely with
diamond dust in order to give 1t an attractive
sparkle. II there Is 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 a small tag he finds difficulty In
distributing the gifts to those assembled
A Holly Pie.
novel way OF distributing Christmas gifts
on Christmas morning is to make big pie In
the center Of the table OF holly branches, and ar
range it so the gifts can be easily drawn from
red ribbon and one end lead to each place ut
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.
Christmas Trail.
One member OF the family should take charge
of the gifts, and when the coast il 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 II
a card for each person. marked, for example
thus: Card No. !, 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. 3 In your hat In hall
closet" The third card will be found on q gift
In the spot designated, Nth further instructions
which are followed on to the next, until all hia
presents come to light. Everyone pursues his OF
her trail at once and merry scene Of confusion
is the result. These cards may be prepared be
forehand, and no difficulty will be experienced H.
in placing the gifts. each trail Ia finished before
starting to lay another. The last cards should
direct the family to their places at the dining
room table where they will find amusing souvs
Mrs Of the occasion.
cobyvcb Method.
rather novel and entirely inexpensive way
of distributing Christmas gifts ia to employ the
"eobweb' method. Suspend a rope dagonay
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 it is intended sheet can be
hung across one 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 are attached. This will afford consider.
able amusement. as the strings should be run
through keyholes under beds, over transoms
and even out of doors, If possible.
Aside from the element of mystery contained
in this method, there is the added value which
attaches to those things which have beeE reai.
earned through ones own efforts.