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iTHE .GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN Time to Make Outdoor Yule Decorations
LDECEMBER is. 1950
Ehtristmas Cards for I950
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cards mmjnuujg to increase in popular- uv? Never has there been such a wide variety of impressive relig-
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mus cards as this .year . . . this my when our hearts and spirits need so much. so very much. the religious comfort and inspiration. The finest creative talent has been devoted to the designing of Christmas cards reflecting the true spirit of the Holy Season. The star-lit splendor of The Nativity. the penile Madonna. the fender Child. adoring angels. A youthful shepherd watching his flock by Mm, The Three Wise Men with men earnest. searching faces.
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And on many of these cards the great and much-needed prayer: "Glory to God in the highest. And on Earth. Peace, Good-will to- ward men.”
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That . . Christmas cards this year pay straightforward and en- thusiastlc tribute to the cherished traditions of Christmas. to the endearing symbols of Christmas . . . Santa Claus. Christmas tree-., liolly and Poinsettia. winter Scenes. Snow Men. and the other traditional designs in the Clirist-
Christmas is a time packed with
or on a side table with a branch cl spruce or holly arranged at the base. Burn thetsamc candle once a year for an hour or two on Christmas Eve or during Christmas afternoon tea. Instead of opening the Christmas cards as they ar- rive. kceap than in a sturdy basket or big glass bowl. Set the con- taincr in a prominent place where the family can watch the mound of cards grow from day to day. Then gather around on Christmas Eve and open them.
Christmas tree balls clumped like over-sized clusters of grapes are a pretty novelty. Make a cluster with different size balls. using a little fine wire to tie them together. Try a combination of red and silver balls. or all gold. or perhaps green and gold together. Hang the cluster from the ceiling light fixture. if it is high enough. or use it for a festive centerpiece on the dinner table. After Christ- mas, be sure to pack the cluster away carefully.
The Christmas tree should be a very special part of the family tradition. Sometimes, in the rush of wrapping and cleaning. it is I temptation to decorate the Christ- mas tree hurriedly -- just to have
Christmas at Your House
Tips Given on Transforming the Home
cones are available from plant dealers who have made a specialty of boxing them separately and in assoriments to fit individual re- quirements. These concerns also have wreaths, roping. baskets and spnays in many sizes and types that are quick and easy to use to transform the everyday appear- ance of the home into something special for the holidays. There is fun to be found each year in work- ing ou-t new ways to use the mate- rials that are traditionally a part of the season.
Evergreen roping made of lati- rel, pine. balsam or hemlock foli- age is often used to outline the doorway or entrance to the porch. It is an excellent foundation for strings of colored lights. Stars. bells. horns and other shapes can be outlined in roping fur daytinie appearance and with lights for night display..Iii the accompanying illustration. roping is spiraled around two ten-foot poles that ex- tend diagona-lly out from the base of the house. Tiheir bottoms are set in the ground or are weighed down with bricks or s-tones piled over Them. The tops are held five to sax feet out from the house wa-ll
tied to the branches of a small deciduous tree at the corner of the house. Light is ftlooded on the tree at night to pick up the soparklc of green, red and silver ornaments which are a part of each foliage cluster. The ornaments are made of cnln-k-led foil formed into a loose ball and tied with a thread to the balsam and laurel foliage. Any
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better than a houseuful of clutter. ials out of which outdoor Christ- or along the sides of the door
The big. thick Christmas candles mas decorations are made. In the accompanying illustra- arc lovely. Place one on the piano All of the greenery. berries and tlon. a number of boutonnleres are
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A cylindrical-shaped
tlful reproductions of great paint- in-gs of famous Marlonnas. Many
thczr Christmas messages with joy- ous quotations from the Psalms.
paintings. Currier and Ives prints. the Charles Dickens series. Coun-
the forest. birds
singiirg their Yule-tide greetings. r
for several minutes. Change D109- teis as they become tan launder the cloth as usual. Same method can he used to re-
ten as necessary. spot with brush to raise nap.
.- Like iincrcased tablecloths for Lhollciay dinners? Roll them around .a brtxini handle. Or spread out ircreral thicknesses frail them tightly with a sheet of rylalfl paper on the outside. and lgroll cloth on it. Save old mailing giubes to roll up place mats.
7; Drape an old sheet around the ivchrlstmas-tree holder and under kthe tree. It forms a snowlike base -&and collects fallen needles .- all sreacty for an easy shake-out.
.1 Christmas is no time for accl- yiitnts. All decorations should be litre resistant. And remember to iplare tree away from flare-place ilnd strong electric lights.
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Zllibbons, Tinsel, Berries ;Help;Cei'ling Displays Make Appealing Effects
E This year make the traditional ;nd and greenery of Christmas fsmirkle with colored lights and fshlny ornaments. colored berries. Etlnsel and ribbons. Rod and 3113911 mixed in equal parts form gray- luse gold and blue, yellow. pink lind violet. silver and white with
Ethem for gay glitter.
Decorations placed high in the Ir. have an appealing lightness Ind gayety about them that at- tract the attention of every one. The tops of doorways. windows Ind archways, ceiling beams and. of course. ceiling light fixtures are Dossiiiie locations for the holiday iecorawrf to consider.
In a small entrance hall it is Entirely practical to festoon the telling with uuaments to create a colorful welcome for holiday visi- tors. in the example illustrated. the ceiling is crisscrossed with nur- "W arena and red ribbons. in in- ihfs apart each way. They are fastened at the ends to the wall "' nictura moulding. The orna- Mnia and a small sprig at-green: "6 Ittached at the points where the ribbon: cross each other, This "flniement can be used on any WM of limited am. Scotch tape Wilbert: the ribbons from sagging
the center oflthc ceiling.
Mobile ornaments
"HIOM to twnom thc- constant "W0ment of light and color is hmllllns may want to expul- '”""- with mobile ornaments and
The arrangement illus- la hung at the side of a way. Rigid wires or dowels are used for
spot and press with a warm iron
soiled. You l..bi'e candle wax on .rugs- scrape off excess. cover spot with blotter,
33nd press. Change blotters as of- ' Then go over
of iiewspa per.
dust bag. You might tie magnet on to one end of a yardstick so you won't have to stoop.
Shattered Christmas-tree balls? Pick up all those tiny, hard-to-gel fragments wlth,a little dampened cotton or cleansing tissue. Saves fingers from cuts. too.
Help protect table tops from un- sightly watermarks by waxing
You'll be able to make the rounds to windows. doorways. and mantel with a minimum of steps.
A Christmas scrapbook or loose- leaf notebook is a grand memory- booster from one Christmas to the next. You might include such in- formation as Christmas-card lists with addresses. the gifts you gave. decorations and refreshments at your holiday parties.
Bring in the laundry basket or a large packing carton on Christ- mas morning. Let everyone drop torn wrappings into the basket- all ready for a one-trip cleanup job.
ornament for the very top of the tree.
be tied together with yards of cheery ribbon. Tack them on 01'
Gill over a toy cane and wire it
of the door. Sturdy paper bells can:
each family to bring a part of the
imea-l'.' One family could bring the Iprepared vegetables. another fani-
asf Christmas carols are better sung
I than listened to. Make a tradition
' have to be expensive to be pretty. thiuslart hunting for a few
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it happens every. year about this time. Parents seem to forget that children are not fireproof.
The traditional Christmas tree is set up in the living room as soon as it arrives. The children wan-t it that way but. it is a poor
which are necessary for decora- tinn.
The tissue-wrapped gifts are placed beneath its bnughs. And. circling them are the tracks of an electric train ready for the excited touch o I junior on Christmas morning to set it in motion.
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But father is a frustrated rall- roader so. before he retires. he watches in fascination as the tiny train puffs around the circle of track. He fails. however. to see the tiny sparks that shoot from the over-worked locomotive.
in loss than a second the gaiiy decorated tree is ablaze and within
Children Not Fireproof
two minutes it is nothing more than a tangle of blackened branch- es and gtwisted wires. His efforts to stem the flames are a failure and in that two minutes the living room becomes a holocaust. The entire house is in flames before
of wonderful toys. Christmas candles and paper hats is no long- er there. He perished in his sleep when the flames raced through his home.
True. this is not an actual case. but it is as good an example as any of the things that can hap- pen.
Annual Warning
Annually. the Fire Chief of the fire department. issues a warning to householders to exercise ex- treme caution during the Christ- mas season. He warns that the Yuletide tree should not be brought into the house until two or three days before Christmas Day. And. when it is set Lip. he urges .that it be placed away from
Color in Decorations Livens Season's Red and Green
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or atlvur. while a writ: 01 holly with berries attached is applied at the points where the vertical supports and crossarms meet. large ornament: are balanced by weights and leverage against groups of smaller ones. A little sand. sugar or salt can be Dlllced in the In menis where addition- ai weight is needed to hiring them into balance. Once this is achieved, the least. movement in the room will causo the arrangement to move attractively.
A collar at out and crinkled foil placed around almost any kind of ornament will increase its sparkle and color many-fold. frhe collar in made by cutting a fringe along
one aria at a two or three-inch
strip of foil. The collar ll placed aroimd the top of the u- wlth fringe over the top and PI” way down the sides as shown.
simple rosettes and thick pom- pom can be made from this same fringed foil and from colored ine- tallic paper. They are used alone as ornaments and" to add spltrkle and color to all-green arrange- ments.
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Deciduous branches painted white. gold or silver form an on- amontal ibacntround for many types of indoor decorations. They can be trimmed with ornaments. candy, ribbon bows, and lights to be used on tho mantel. bung
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V . . .-.- .... ...J above the mantel. or in the win- down. Well formed branches also are used as the basis for small trees to place prominently on a. table. stand. the.mantel or window sill.
A barnch is used as the back- bone for the tinsel tree illustrated. The branch is first painted silver, gold or white and then the unset is tied to or twined around the branches. Coat.-hanger wire can be used to fill in missing side branches.
The "tree" is fitted on the bot- tom with a small cross-cit.-at that helps to hold it upright in the flowerpot container. The pot. which is filled with small stones or sand. is paintbd to match the treeandalarge red bow is tied around its top. Regular orna- ments are used in trimming the tree, with holly leaves and berries tied on here and there to intro- duce a note of green along the tinsel bunches
or silver to conizmst witlh the green of the roping. Lights in assorted
center of each star. The poles. loaning out from the house. give this decoration a third dimension.
be particularly intriguing to the
ated this way.
Cones and berries are used in
the,door ililustrated.they are used as the major attraction. For a white door. heavy cardvboards are
more berry-bearing sprigs of win- '
ierberry. holly. biirter sweet or
strings with perfect cords and wiring. Then be absolutely safe. by making sure the switch con- trolling the electric decorations is placed some distance away from the tree. Electric sparks are dan- gorolis.
Do not. circum-
under any
wood or metal container, painted to resemble a large toy drum, is
How to Use Branches
They are an effective foundation for all types of large holiday ur-
in place is used.
Branches are used in quite a
at the rrllglous cards carry B:lb- try Scenes by Grandma Moses, Have the out de of the house .p . ”' 501” C0013 W While 3'9 5191' clusters and sprigs to add interest an appropriate holder for the small different way to form the lamp- ucai quotations, some printed cards of children and for ciii'dr.,-n, say welcome. hit ad of the usual 5:? yiggrbgiiiiia xggidd '3: Faled lhF0U8lh W9 709102 1""? end and color to wreaths. swags and balsam or spruce tree colored Wll'h post free jllus-iratcd. They ar n1mlN,..1mg5Ly,e with iliumingteg anurmg Mme dogs and playful M-cam, use a'lo&, heavy branch glad m' bring a pan oi slhe hohday at the WP 0'f Cach Dole. Wjllh I other foliage arrangements. On lights to the right of the doorway. graduated in lengths from three lnitiai letters. Other cards express little kittens, the gentle animals of 0? h0”.V 'i9aCl””8 97”” me wldm l"h”e " -"Snow bmb 913995 m "he
feet at the base of the tree to a foot or less around the bottom of the lamp. The tree may be four
, - - , , , 4 cut to the approximate size of the A bundle of branches with or S:d9d Or. Where SD-aCe is limited ff above the door. Tamarack or pine I of afklnx in (amfeit fllEEnd5 for .3. depth. which is pleasing at the en- six door pane”. cones are tied to. wmmug, cones attached can be may have branches on only twc I. H. H M k bran-chcs tie tigiierylwell into 1: I :3;':':lg:'l:fa3"Of cggkzgsangeerigg; ;:'tl::e'tt; Vlgealih if? me door cm"' the four ou-tsides o-f each card- : usrd in many different ways to sides to form a flat tree. A three-
d anor swag. i e si ver or go " . I V e omposi ion. - V - dd f ,- , I 1 h . 'd d y b 3 d HO 1 G 8 nrobon iooks wands.-mi on u,.a,.l ezsnoa Table dc-oxaiions don! Loose decorating materials can ward panel and three rm" or '3 esne co or 0 U 2 Season 5) C we can 9 mange on '
round post. where it is undesirable to mark:
l ido iioi. fall for so-called methods iof "flame-proofing" the tree. Few lhave proved successful.
. Do not under any circumstances ismoke near the tree and makci
isure that it is inspected regularly. ilor defects in the lighting sy9tcm.l
hearts of the children and their
parents for another season. but its.
continued presence constitutes a grave fire hazard. Anyone with the average sense of responsibility. careful and a wholesome fear of fire. can
enjoy the Christmas season in
in the hotnel
failure to appreciate the gravity of tire has7.ards created by Christmas trees and colorful decorations. may mean death and destruction.
No. you cannot fireproof child-
habiisj ren. but you can nreiprooif your
family by removing all fire haz- ards that come to your attention.
. . in wan before the geg50n'5 res- . . . the arrival of the fire department
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