Evening star., 1930-12-12
THE Christmas wreath is a symt

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to many people of the crown OF
glory proclaiming Christ the King.
Evergreens remind us of the promise
of everlasting life, and the lights are
bright symbols of the light of the
world brought by tine infant Christ.
An Illuminated evergreen tree reflects
the Christmas spirit and stands for hos
pitality and cheer.
The idea of lighting up the outside
of the house is growing more in favor
each year. To accomplish this, shrub
berry may be decorated with sets OF
colored lights, or tall evergreen trees
may be beautifully lighted as outaoor
Christmas trees. A tree decorated with
few frosted white bulbs and glass
icicles is attractive indoors or out. At
tractive window decorations for the
front of the house may be in the form
of wreaths or candles. A lighted wreath
may be bought completely wired with
colored lights, or a wreath may be
wired with a single candle light. A set
of graduated candles makes an attrac-
tive window, or the same set may be
used on the outside over the doorway.
Empty butter tubs are inexpensive
and make good Christmas tree holders
after they are carefully washed free OF
salt. They can be painted red or black,
or silvered with aluminium paint. For
use indoors young spruce tree hghted
with frosted bulbs and decorated with
tiny red apples or plain crimson balls
and silver rain, and growing in silver
tub. is lovely.
Crystallized branches make good
decorations to place in different parts
of the house, wherever there is space
that should be filled. For this purpose
select some crooked twigs of white or
black thorn, wrap some loose cotton
wool or cotton around the branches
and tie on with Worsted. Dissolve two
pounds of alum in a quart OF boiling
water, then pour it over the twigs.
Allow them to remain suspended for
IL hours. They will then be crystalllZed. d.
Small branches can also be treated TINS
way without using the cotton wool, so
also can coarse twine and wire
baskets.
Christmas Table.
The Christmas dinner, of course, is
the festive meal of the day, atfordlng
many opportunities for decoration.
Gay-colored candles, crystal trees,
center mounds of holly, hot-house
flowers, and gay-colored place cards
afford varieties in table arrangement.
For this meal, the best of chinaware,
Silverware, and glassware should be
used. If you have some ruby-stemmed
glasses, use them. With glassware OF
this kind gold and white chinaware IS
attractive. If you do not use the ruby
glasses, apple green or gold will COM
bine well with red decorations, or you
can add a gay touch to clear crystal
glass goblets by tying tiny red bow
of ribbon to the stem of each goblet.
Several choice red roses or small
poinsettias, and some sprigs Of holly,
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arranged in a low bowl, allowing some
of the holly to pile around the bowl and
out on the table. Two pairs of tall red
tapers in crystal holders will furnish
enough light unless the table is very
long.
Another idea for a centerpiece is to
use a mound of fruit consisting CT
Tokay grapes, red bananas and red ap-
pies. You may still further emphasize
the Christmas color by extending rib
bon diagonally across the tablecloth, or
even two ribbons crossing in the center,
according to the size of the table and
the width of the ribbon. If preferred,
you may in the same way, use strip
of red crepe tissue, which should termi-
nate under candlesticks or bonb0n
dishes. A poinsettia or sprig Of holly
tied around each candlestick, If used,
would add further Christmas touch.
4 our JdDle lllGl 10 Iiie lOullOdlAOll
upon which you will display your other
treasures, and so should be the finest
you are able to secure. 1t may be white
or colored. If you have the proper set
ting for colored damask, table covered
with it makes an attractive picture, but
if colored table linen is used, it must
be the foundation for exquisite china
ware, crystal and silver, or it is not
good to use. On the other hand, soft
white damask tablecloth is a perfect
foundation for any kind of equipment,
and allows variety of color schemes,
according to the china and crystal
which is to rest upon it. If you do not
own damask cloth, you may use one
of paper damask. This will give plain
white base on which to work, and is in
expensive and pretty. Napkins may be
bought to match.
Yellow cotton crepe may be used as
centerpiece with mats instead OF
using a tablecloth. A finish may be Sc
cured by unraveling the material until
fringe of sufficient depth is secured.
The chinaWare to use in this case is