Evening star., 1922-12-01
Health and Thrift in the Home

day. when it lis ready to use. This
can be made up with nuts. dates or
figs in many shapes. A pound OF
sugar will makesa pound OF fondant
Clown cakes.-Bake g simple cake
mixture in round muffin pans. Ice
some with white icing and some with
chocolate. marking eyes. nose and
mouth with a contrasting color OF
icing. Arrange around each cake
frill of crepe paper In yellow. red
or any color liked. The object is to
make the cakes look like faces smil-
ing from under little bonnets.
Circus Lemonade in Novel Cups.-Se-
lect some large, smooth lemons. Cut
OFF one end and hollow the lemon out,
throwing the shells into cold water.
Cut eyes. nose and mouth from some
black courtplaster and paste on each
caps and decorate these with stripes
of red. FIJI the lemon shells with
lemonade. put cap on each one,
then stick straws through the caps
into the lemonade for the children to
drink through.
Baby's First Christmas.
A small. pretty tree dressed with
homemade articles is much better
than an elaborate affair for the tiny
baby A little tree two feet high Is
nice for this occasion. stand the
tree on a table covered with a white
cloth and have the entire decorations
in white. Trim the tree with strings
sprinkled with mica to represent
snow. some white glass balls. funny
cotton snowman and few other white
toys.
An entirely different little tree
could be decorated with tiny home
made paper canes to represent candy.
small red paper stockings and gilt
cornucopias. Smear the tree with
cotton and trim with a few yards of
five tinsel to add brightness.
For n Children's Party.
If there Is one thing more than
another that children love in the way
Of decoration 1t is q gayly lighted
effect. Such a result can be obtained
by placing IN the center Of the table
an iced cake and around 1t circle
OF little lighted candles placed in a
quaint round wooden candleholder.
The candles may be red or any other
color. and the candleholder should be
painted black. with a design in gay
colors to harmonize with the color of
the candles. A candleholder can be
made at home from ordinary empty
spools. either nailed on to a circle
of wood or connected by strong
wire. The tops of the spools should
be scooped out to hold the candles.
and Wnen complete the WnOle can DC
painted bright green with touches of
scarlet and gold. Down the length
of the table place runner of wide
ribbon or finely creped paper in a
color to harmonize. bordered with
holly leaves and berries and mistle-
toe On the back Of each child's
chair tie a toy balloon. which will
float aloft and add much to the
gayety Of the occasion.
Choose the Right Toys.
The final test of the value Of toy
is whether or not 1t is one with
which a child can do something. A
toy which a child can only admire is
one which he will tire of in a short
time. With 4 doll. for instance. a lit
tie girl can play family. school or
church. With a few pieces of china
and tin she can play house. With a
ball a boy can invent games. With
basket full of blocks he can build
house or a town.
During the holiday week it Is an
excellent plan to let the children
gather some OF their last years toys
together. neatly mend them. then
carry them to some children's home
or hospital or to some very poor
family in the neighborhood. Another
good thing to do is to invite some
less fortunate little ones to come to
the house and see the tree lighted
again, the children Of the house CIV
ing the little guests a simple present
when leaving