The Raymer enterprise., 1915-12-16

ND De arranged on Whicn Is placeu u
Jack Horner" pie. containing
Christmas souvenir for each member
OF the family. The ribbons attached to the pack
ages in the pie should be carried up to a holly.
decorated hoop suspended over the table each
ribbon tagged with the name OF the one for whom
II 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 a signal
pull out their plums."
Hidden In Egg Shells.
When the family is all present at breakfast
start to serve the meal OF coffee. bread and hut.
ter, ham and soft-cooked eggs without any men
ton OF gifts.
At each place have eggcup or saucer. on
which you put egg the contents having been
removed previously through small hole In the
end partly fill with sand, and let each contain
a small paper with suggestion in poetry OF
where how TO find their gifts.
As each person thinks he is cracking bis egg
he finds the puzzle inside.
Much merriment and good cheer win be the
result.
Serve original content Of eggshos in omelet
with the ham
Hide one persons gifts in bookcase paper In
egg to read
II you 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 snowballs.
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 tho
living room with eyergreens, holly and miste.
toe and then place in one corner table covered
with a white cloth hidden from view by screen
Of generous size On this table is placed snow
balls These snnwhals made Of white cotton
batting and tied with white re bbon. 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 IL an attractive
sparkle. II there is a small boy in the house he
may be dressed as a Frost King. in a costume OF
white wadding sprinkled with diamond dust
leaves and holly berries can be sewed here and
there upon the robe. Al a given signal the screen
ia removed. disclosing the tiny Frost King. who.
with a few words OF Christmas greeting gathers
the snowballs into a pretty basket. and each
ball bears small tag he finds no difficulty in
distributing the gifts to those assembled.
Holly Pie.
A novel way OF distributing Christmas gifts
on Christmas morning is to make a big pie in
the center OF the table OF holly branches and ar.
range IL so the gifts can be easily drawn from
under il. Each gift must be tied with :. narrow
red ribbon and one end lead to each place at
the table This Is great fun. and OF course every.
one is anxious 10 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 shculd take charge
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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 Il
a card for each person. marked. for example,
thus: Card No |. father. Loot for card No
in umbrella stand in hall" In the stand he will
find a package tagged in this manner; Card No.
2, father Look for card No 2 In your hat In hall
closet The tt.rd card will be found on gift
in the spot designated 18th further instructions
which are followed on tC the next. until all his
presents come tt light. Everyone pursues hts or
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 IT,
in placing the gifts. each trail is finished befcre
starting TO lay another The last cards should
direct the family to their places at the dining
room table, where they will find amusing souye
Mrs OF the occasion.
cobweh Method.
A rather novel and entirely inexpensive way
OF distributing Christmas gifts Is to employ the
"cobweb' method Suspend a rope diagonally
the room which the strings may
each string to be labeled at Its source with
the name of the member OF the family or the
friend for whom II is intended sheet ran be
hung across one end Of the room. hiding the gifts
from view until time for winding the strings Let
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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. II possible.
Aside from the element Of mystery contained
In this method. there Is the added value which
attaches TO those things which have been really
earned through ones own efforts.