The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-24
JUDGES WILL FIND GAY DECORATION
 FOR CHRISTMAS

 the waterfront-eve beyond, where a lighted tree rides the mast of the Storis-the warm colors of Christmas glow against Natures setting of greenery and snow.
 Juneauites are putting outdoor decorations in place before the Christmas Eve judging tonight in the Chamber of Commerce con test.
 Judges touring residential dis tricts will find decorations ranging from the 40-foot living tree high above the Home Apartments to the tricky little fellows over cottage doorways and garden gates; from strings of colored lights festooned across an entire facade to single red -globed, candle inside window wreath; from a cheery Merry Christmas" sign to the poignant blue lighted cross in a home re- gently tereaved.
 BIG TREES
 Besides the Home Apartments tree, others of height and dignity are the lighted living trees at the homes of Phil Dawes, on Cedar Street, and Oscar Lundquist, who lives above Evergreen Avenue.
 The Lundquist tree is the highest and brightest in the Scatter Tract. All the big ones seem even higher than they are, as they grow on steep-sloped terraces.
 LITTLE TREES
 Silver bells as well as celored lights adorn the shapely little tree above the doorway of the Milton J. Furness home on Behrends Ave- nue, and the lights on the J. B. Burford roof-corner treelet on D Street, are matched by those in the evergreens. of the doorway.
 Silvery icicle trimmings reflect twinkling colored lights on the little tree above MacKinnon Apartments entrance, while over the doorway of the stately A. G. Ghiglone home or Seventh, another baby tree shines with vari-colored lights.
 BRIGHT GATEWAYS
 Through the garden gate" there $ festive view at the West Tenth Street home of MT. and Mrs. Ed Skaret. This effective decoration is made more so because of the spa cious grounds between the picket ence and the house. The low-roofed cozy home is bright with lighted stars and candles in the windows, ent the miniature Christmas tree over the gateway and the pendant strings of colored bulbs extend the real holiday greeting. Skaret topped the tree with fascinating bubble light which proved eccentric in op- eration and declined to perform for while last night.
 The garden gate is an appropri- ate location for colored lights to glow among greenery at the Charles Forward home on D s treet-ap- propriate, because that garden is noted for it's beautiful flowers of countless varieties.
 BLAZE OF COLOR Merry Christmas shout the large bright letters on the Henry Harmon house at Fifth and East, where other colored lights amidst porch greenery show the beauty of holly with lots of berries.
 A blaze of color extends across the Richard Garrison home on Behrends, the looped lights out lining two large windows and the doorway between This decoration gains eye-appeal because of the large yard and the white picket fence surrounding it.
 Outlining doorways in colored lights is favorite means of deco rating for the holidays. The Harry Stonehouse dwelling on Twelfth Street makes use of this pattern, which is accented by the sharp peak of the doorway gable.
 Across the street and along a ways, the Earle Hunter home shows a distinctive and precise pattern of doorway outline and of bright lights or tub-set miniature trees at either side of the entrance. Back across the street, the doorway of the Le- Roy West home is outlined simply ir blue lights over which hangs a red star.
 The simple blue lighted cross banked by evergreens, is on the house next door, the home of the late George Red" Shaw.
 LOOPS OF LIGHTS
 Among homes adorned with gay loops of bright lights in such fash ion are those of R. L. Davlin, in