Evening star., 1953-09-15
CoIorfuI Decorations for a Stork Party
By Violet Faulkner


can always be rented for a price
but how much more satisfying
10 create your own.
Rarely week goes by that we
aren't asked for suggestions on
baby showers everything
from how to decorate the table
to what to serve for refresh
ments. It's impossible to draw
an accurate picture of how to
make a Stork, for instance, over
the telephone. But with a
graphic chart to guide you and
detailed instructions how to pro-
eeed. that's another story. And
here it is! A handsome Stork
eenterpiece and stork candle
holders that are not too diff
cult to manage.
If you're co-hostess with q
neighbor for an anticipating
friend, why not combine your
artistic talents and work to-
gether on making the center
piece?
AS for refreshments, we don't
hold with the idea of trying to
make "cute" salads resembling
everything from a long-legged
stork to a perambulator on
wheels. Keep food natural.
With fresh fruit so plentiful and
30 good, serve a fruit plate with
perhaps a center of cottage
cheese, watercresS sandwiches,
dessert and beverage.
Centerpiece
Notwithstanding, paste,
white and baby blue crepe paper.
Lightweight cardboard, low can
die holders. Box 9x20x2 inches.
clear nail polish and silver
wink" n-tarniShing metal
kc).
How to make heavenly-blue:
Pour one cup of bead bluing into
q small deep bowl, add "a cup
of cold water and beat with
an egg .beater into creamy
consistency.
BOx.-Brush paste over box
and cover with baby blue crepe
paper which has been stretched
and crushed between f1ngertips;
press in place.
PetaIS-Cut a strip of white
crepe paper AZ inches with the
grain by IS inches long, fold in
half twice and cut one long
edge into petals l inch wide and !
3 inches deep. See figure /.
Gather uncut edges to form a
circle and paste to top of box.
Make a second row of petals and
paste over first, alternating
petals. Add longer petals on each
side to give oval effect. See
figure 2.
WingS-Cut two wings as in
figure from lightweight card
board, cover with white crepe.
Make white crepe feathers (see
figure ~ and paste on in rows,
alternating tips, starting with
larger and graduating down to
smaller. Bend tabs back at right
angles and paste to top of box
2 inches apart. Cover tabs with
pink ribbon bows.
Head-Cut a strip of white
crepe 21a inches wide. through
the fold, then cut INTO fringe 2
inches deep. Keep folded and
dip into heavenly blue, allow to
dry. Open strip out and wrap
closely around a 24-inch piece of
lightweight wire, leaving last 6
inches unwrapped, bend at right
angles and then loop. Bend 6
inches at top into tight circle.
See figure 6.
Beak-Cut a strip of blue
crepe 1a inch wide through the
fold and wrap a 12-inch piece of
wire several times to pencil
thickness. Bend in half and
paste to front of head between
fringe. Attach at base of wings.
CondIehoIder
Cut wings from lightweight
cardboard (see figure 81, cover
with white crepe and feathers as
above. Cut piece of blue crepe
paper 8 inches with the grain
and 10 inches long, fold in half
twice and cut into petals inch
deep. Paste around base of
holder. Tape wings to collar of
candle holder and cover with
white crepe. Cut piece of white
crepe paper 4 inches by "a
inches, fold in half twice and