The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-13
Decorating the Christmas Tree.

Christmas time with its radiance Of
good cheer and merriment is near. There
is "A Jingle in the airl OF course you are
going to have Christmas tree aglow
with glittering trinketsf to delight the
kiddies!
What kind is it going TO be? One
ornamented with articles purchased at
the shop, or one adorned with ornaments
fashioned with ingenious fingers at a
minimum expenditure OF money If the
children are permitted to assist in max
ing paper chains, stringing cranberries
and popcorn, gliding nuts, hanging the
gifts to the tree with ribbon, cord or
colored ratiia, there will be so much more
fun from the beginning, the Christmas
gavety will start long before the glo-
rious day itself, and will long be remem :
bered among the pleasures of the juvenile
years.
The spruce or fir tree are the best Sc
lections. Select one that is a correct
height for the place it is intended to fill.
The branches should be abundant and
full with no discrepancies between. 1t
must be well proportional so that even
when bedecked with all it's glory, the
natural beauty of the tree will still be in
evidence.
Drape the base with green cambria or
tissue paper. with clusters of Christmas
preenery around it. frosted effect may
be given the branches by dashing them
with liquid glue and then sprinkling
bountifully with diamond dust, which
may be purchased by the pound at
paint shop. Drifts of cotton fiuffed to a
degree of lightness may be placed on the
branches glistening with sparkling
| snow" A snowy effect may also be Civ
en- by little cotton snoyflakes suspend
ed by silk threads from the twigs.
| Icicles made of what fringed paper
dipped in a solution of alum. or icicles
of strips of silver paper rolled firmly
are easily made ornaments. Garlands OF
| fringed tinfoil. which may be procured
at q florists, also add materially to the
beauty of the tree.
Apples and oranges may become inter
esting features by dressing them to rep
resent nursery characters, such as Little
Red Riding Hood, Blue Beard, Little Boy
Blue. The features may be marked with
icing. or currants and small candies may
be used for that purpose. Crepe paper
hoods. giving the key to each character
NAV be tied under the chin.
Stars may be cut out OF two sheets OF
gilt or silver paper pasted together, or
thew NAV be of white cardboard wound
with tinsel and decorated with small sill
| yer paper stars. If the gilt stars are
Joined with thread they may be thrown
over the branches giving the appearance
of a network of stars. Red, white or
green narrow strips OF tissue paper past
ed together may also be entwined among
| branches.
Popcorn should be at least day old
before it is strung, kernsls attached TO
the branches with pins are really quite
novel, and popcorn wreaths strung on
white wire are also pretty. Chains OF
red and white corn do not need to be
strung on long threads, as short threads
can be Joined together without the knots
showing if black thread is used.
Care must be taken on tree night that
there is little danger of fire. II the tree
is garlanded with paper it is better not
to light the candles. Tiny colored cleo
trio bulbs can be purchased for small
sum. and as they can he used from year
to wear. are a wise and safe investment.
i-Woman's World for December.
Dorothy Dexter.