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bility makes it easy for even an
amateur to do a parcel in style.
The wrapping is SO durable that
it can be used again and again.
Yellow silk fringe may be used for
the hair and lace paper doilies for
the collars. If you wish, add some
cotton clouds to the top sides of the
mirror and a few paste-on stars.
If you like to put on welcome
signs on the outside of the door,
you might like to try some red
quilted cotton mittens, fringed with
white cotton. Sprigs of holly or
greens and red berries fill the
mitts.
Double cornucopias on the door
are decorative and get away from
wreaths and sprays of greenery
with bells on them. The cornucopias
may be made of red paper or card
board covered with red quilted type
paper. Make decorative scallop
edging on them with white silk cord
and fill with green's or holly.
If you're expecting to do lot
Of entertaining or if you have lot
of the younger set among those
present, have plenty Of decorated
cookie boxes, filed to the brim,
around the house.
Round boxes are very attractive
when you cover them with red and
white candy-striped paper. Nestle
some cones on the top of the box
with scotch tape, or cluster some
gay ribbon on top.
All types of boxes may be COW
cred with solid red, green, blue or
white paper on which you've pasted
some stars. These MAJ hold home
made candies, gay candy canes,
popcorn balls and nuts, as well as
cookies.
How to Make
Floral Decorations
If you want flowers for the holi-
days, you'll need some tips on what
to use as well as how best to put
them together. Poinsettias are, Of
course, the traditional flower, but
there are others, too, that may be
used to good effect.
Red poinsettias may be placed in
a low bowl against the wall on a
buffet. Out of the center may arise
candles. Three candles, all slightly
different in height. are recon-
mended.
If you have a copper flower con-
tainer, polish it to cleaning bright
ness and use spicy carnations in it.
Pink ones are lovely, but you may
also user red or white ones. The
container may be oblong, square or
bowl type. The square ones may
be used as centerpiece.
A pie tin may serve as a flower
container with the following floral
decorations: holly, berries, ever
green and fgurine candles. This lis
rather low decoration and the con-
tainer will easily be covered by the
evergreen and holly.
If you have one of those lovely
roseboWls, have some African vio-
lets put in it. This may be used on
the dining table, in the hall or on the
buffet with single candle. in a
holder. Set the candle several
inches away from the bowl and
have some holly running from the
holder to the bowl to tie the whole
thing together
Chinese evergreen leaves set in
water may be used with ivy and
pepperonia with red berries to add
color. Use a shallow round bowl
for this arrangement.
Magnolia leaves, if they are avail
able to you, may be shellacked and
used without water. Arrange them
on the table with sprigs of cedar
and then make an arrangement of
large cones. red, silver, blue and
green ornaments against the greens.
your black velveteen skirt
needs a bit of refreshing, wrap
scotch tape around a glass and run
this over the material. Change
tape as soon as it becomes soiled
Now that rich fabrics are back,
look for much manipulation of the
material itself. especially in eve-
ming wear. Taffeta and other crisp
fabrics lend themselves to Shirring
and ever SO lospy types of puff
drapes.