Evening star., 1937-06-22
PARASOL DECORATION.

IhItaooL DcNOlNA lON.
Wrap oblong box in pink cellulose
Aim; tie silver-edged pink ribbon Of the
film diagonally across two corners,
leaving short ends.
For p6rasol, cut 16-inch wire and
cover with silver Scotch tape. bending
one end to form crooked handle. Then
cut piece Of pink film 8x36 inches
and fold in center to make 4x36 inches
Insert knitting needle and a 5-inch
wire in the fold and push the piece
together 10 make fine gathers. Re-
move needle. leaving wire to tie rutfle
tightly around handle OF paraSol, y
inches from the end Secure paraSol
at the crook by tying bow to the
ribbon ends left at that corner of the
package. Add another bow OF the
ribbon at top Of parasol
HEART DECORATION.
Use triangular box and wrs } it IN
clear cellulose film, first crinkled with
the hands. To make the heart decor
alton, first cut piece OF paper the
exact size Of the top Of the box. Fold
this paper lengthwise and cut out half
heart from the folded edge. Now
open the paper and lay 1t over the
package. Fill in the heart-shaped
opening with strips Of red Scotch tape
laid one-sixteenth Of an inch apart,
overlapping the paper pattern. To
remove the pattern, fold over a section
at time and cut the tape close to the
edge, being careful not to cut the
wrapping on the package. Add an
arrow made from gold Scotch tape and
edge the box with the red tape The
package is finished across the top with
tailored bow of clear ribbon of the
film edged with red
FLOUNCED WRAPPING FOR
ROUND BOX.
Cut circle of clear cellulose film
liz times the diameter of the base of
the box and twice its depth. Cut
another circle trifle smaller than the
base. Lay the large circle on top OF the
box, bring it down the sides, and slip
a rubber band over it. Turn package
upside down, gather the wrapping
evenly and bring the rubber band
down the sides to the bottom edge.
Apply cement to edge Of the small
circle and fasten to overlapping edges
Of the larger circle on bottom Of
package.
For the flounce, cut amber Aim FIVE
fir,e cirour, ~ knea
of the box in length. and % times the
depth Of the box in width. Fold one
third OF the width Of this piece over
on itself, insert knitting needle in fold
and push the piece into fine gathers.
Remove needle and insert spool wire,
then tie tightly around the box and
spread the dounces. Decorate with
bow of narrow transparent amber
ribbon edged with black, spreading
loops fiat, and tie on two small gold
color bells.
WRAPPING A SQUARE PACKAGE
Crinkle clear film by crushing with
the hands, and wrap, folding under
meath and gathering at the top 50 the
ends stand up like pompon. At the
gathers, add bow made from clear
transparent ribbon printed with a
blue design. Place a band of the
ribbon around the top edge OF the box
FOR COLORED WASH CLOTHS.
Have one red-striped and one blue
striped wash cloth at the top of the
pile. Fold these cloths in quarters,
wrong side out; then fold back the
top corner of each one. Insert the
uncovered half of one cloth under the
folded half Of the other CLOTH keeping
the outline square but showing half
OF each cloth on top. Now fold re-
naming wash cloths in quarters, right
side out. Wrap with clear cellulose
film and tie with blue ribbon.
(Copyrisht, 1877