Evening star., 1921-12-02
HRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS
AND ORNAMENTS MADE AT HOME

needle and linen thread string the
circles through the crushed and dou-
bled sides These gaflands are ex-
treinely effective In red and are also
A cornucopia IL made from an eight
inch square OF gold paper and
seven-ifch square OF red tarlatan.
Perforate the paper and the tafletan
square where they overlap to form
the horn, Lace them with threads .
Little candy boxes are made from
squares of paper. For q low. fiat box
cut a six-inch square and fold
over each side one inch. Open the
paper, pinch the corners togsther, to
where they jeih and tie the corners
VITA, raffia or floss. To make e nigh
box cut a nine-inch square. Fold each
point toward it's opposite point, leav.
ing three inches from point to point
that is, dividing it about into thirds.
Next, fold back each point to its side
fold. Open the paper and crease 1t
through the center at right angles.
Pinch the paper inward on these
creases to form corners and paste
firmly.
To make tarlatan stockings. cut
two thicknesses., Overcast roughly
through both thicknesses at the sides
and at the foot and through one
thickness at a time at the top. TO
Of paper seven inches BY four. Fold
it lengthwise through the center.
with the scissors slash from the CEN
ter fold to within .one-half an inch
Of the edges. Open the fold and paste
the short edges toEeeher iSs Sx AVE- as.s ,pehes
long at opposite top sides for han
die.
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A pleasing touch of novelty is given
to a Christmas tree and the festivitles
by hiding the presents and managing
only clues to them on the tree. Each
package should have a distinguishing
mark, such as a heart, a triangle. an
anchor or a star, cut from colored pa
per. A mark exactly like the one on
the package Is pasted on tag on
which is also written the name OF tne as
This tag is hung on the tree. The re-
cipient of q tag that carries GER
tain mark must hunt for package
that has q corresponding mark. Since
no two of the marks are alike, the re-
cipient does not recognise any pack
tag; nor does he know
the intended recipient OF any other
package unless he has seen the tag
that carries its mark and read the
name on It: In this way all are en-
abled to work together in decorating
the tree and the interest of mystery
in distributing the gifts Is maintained
to the last. The plan also allows the
use of q smaller tree than would 9TH
erwise be necessary, and as there is
no limit to the form and color of the
tags, it can be made very beautiful.
The oddity OF the various identifying
marks Is also the source of much in.
terest and amusement
Homemade CoAfectl0ns.
Chocolate Cream Drops.-Boil two
cups Of sugar in one-half cup of milk
for Ave minutes. Add one-half tea
spoon Of vanilla extract and beat the
mixture until it is stiff enough to be
dropped. Have ready pan of corn
starch in which you have made de-
pressions with thimble and drop the
cream into the depressions. Let the
drops stand until they are cold and
firm. Crate three-fourths of a cake
Of chocolate and moisten it with one
teaspoon Of milk. Place 1t in q bowl
over the tea kettle and steam It..
When the chocolate is melted. drop
the creams, one at q time, into it. Use
fork to handle them and work
briskly, SO that they will be coated
evenly and not too thickly. Place
them on q buttered dish to cool.
Ralston Chocolate Caramels.-Into
three cups of sugar put two thirds