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Show The Deseret News, , so c 0 v mmmmqm ,v Salt Lake City, Utah', Dec. ON ET Y Gh nstmas t I eg ms V 0 0 dt cKome dkisLjear this a day long awaited Christmas 1943 with hopeyear more than ever before Christmas is anticipated ful dreams. It will be a day of reminiscence as well as one of . . .'a day when people will decorate their merry-makin- g homes gaily with pine boughs and mistletoe and wrap their s 1S 11, 1943 holiday gifts in bright paper' with sprigs of holly lucked in the bow . . . theyll throw another Yule log on the crackling fire fruit cake to the neighand pass another plate of home-mad- e ' bors whove called. People are makintheir own gifts this year." Crocheted .. rugs, slippers and doilies knitted gloves, scarves, socks and and doll clothes created out of scraps from the glad-rag-ha- . hand-- g aprons housecoats ... a ' and water-olo- r or original print for the bedroom wall these are the gifts youre giving and receiving. Salt JLakcrs. are g their trees with popcorn and cranberry chains instead of with fragile colored glass balls and theyll stay at home this year and enjoy the spoils of their labor . theyll stay at home where there is peace . . . where there is quiet .and comfort and warm feel- ings . . . yes, this Christmas of 1943 is going to be a day when Peace on d Earth, Good Will Menl will assume a a new meaning . . meaning so deep and a hope so strong that words fail to express it. The prayer on a mothers lips for the safety of her absent men . . . the deco--ratin- 'W - a sncKer nere and a seal there ribbons and tissue are the devices used by Mrs. Paul Howells for wrapping her lovely Christmas gifts in her attractive home on 2234 Hubbard Ave, Qt oCdohs JCike JCmas! i.'Deck Jhe halls with boughs of holly" soys an old Christmas carol cognizant of the Christmas spirit created Never before has there been such by festive decorations need to perk up mantles, doorways, gifts, tables and trees. Ingenuity is the watchword this year as our old favorites tinsel,- - tree baljs, lights aJrLJthe fight for Uncle Sam. A few simple home tricks will create Christmas mogic7nyour homes with little expense Tand effort Christmas decorations are most pleasant when they harmonize with the rooms and with the house Evergreens bound about a string of sleigh bells moke a doorbell as well as cheery trimming for the front door during the holiday season. In place of the traditional wreath on the front door hang with red ribbon a plaster wishbone or real turkey one adornedwith mistletoe and bright bows. Not os expensive as holly wreaths and equally pretty, greens from your own yard may be tied with ribbons, berries, cones or shiny balls to add color and use as front door decora- To-war- -- ) hopcjn childs eyes that maybe her daddy will he tion. For a simple holidays centerpiece lay everg reerr boughs A long directly on the tablecloth around tall tapers. string of cranberries and pieces of popcorn give more atmosphere to the table. From the same materials make a tiny corsage for each guest. Polished fruits make a pretty centerpiece as do colorful vegetables such as purple turnips, orange carrots, onions, beets, and red and green cabbages. Polish your silver and brass candelabra for the holidays and add a whimsical touchhy festooning the tall tapers in cranberry swags. What would Christmas be without stockings brimfull dd the traditional stuffing7 of surprises-on- d some "wishing nuts," walnuts that are halved, with handwritten wishes, and then glued together again.. Remember to put the tiny extra special gift down in the toe. ' To replace tinsel on your Christmas tree cut the borders from paper doilies, paste them together and drape around the tree. Broken .ornaments powdered and glued to a piece of cardboard cut in the shape of a star makes a perfect star for the top of the tree. -- a -- y home for the holidays. . . Home . . . the . place where every heart hopeso he with the fam ily it belongs to . . ..the place where the only war being fought is to see who gets the wishbone . . . the place where Christmas belongs . . . and where it is found in sincerity and simplicity. Why-not-o- Yuletide Spirit Invades Clubwomen's Activities White and on the Christmas The History Tourist Section will meet on Tuesday at 10.30 am. when Mrs J, T. Harris will gue a .Jbook , , . . sparkling tinsel and blue balls will be hung tree at the annual party for the Culture Lure Club party" Friday In the Presidents ' Suite of the Hotel Utah. The committee, on arrangements has prepared to follow the theme of Christmas in all the decorations, toasts, and favors. 7 Members of the committee arp Mrs. Horace Sorensen, Mrs. A. Eugene Christensen, and Mrs. Milton Backman. Mrs Ed 0. -- Anderson will be toastmistress, and musical numbers willAie given by Miss Enid Orlob and Mrs. Arthur Freber. Responses will be by Mrs. D. F. Bone, Mrs. E. B. Fairbanks and Mrs. W. T. Ward. Ice-blu- e decora--tions,-o- med J Holiday music and spirit will mark the programs of the Ladies Literary Club In the forthcoming week. 'The usual recess, will follow and meetings will he resumed on January 6, 1944. The annual Christmas luncheon will be observed by the Arts and Crafts section on Thursday at 1 pm. Members are asked to bring gifts for the. men in camp hospitals, to be distributed by thev Gray Ladies of the club. 7 7 The Current Events and Current Literature section and the Civics Parliamentary Law Section will join in a Christmas meeting on Friday preceded by a luncheon at 1 p m. Miss Marion Redd will read a Christmas " story. s, Red Cross sewing will be continued on Monday and on Wednesday when members of the Junior Section will Jend their aid In finishing a needed of ' the members of the Booklore Club comes the invitation to the annhal Christmas party to be held Monday at.7-- . p m. at- - ihe. home- - of Mrs. Tracy Wootton, 1358 Yale Ave. Assisting hostesses will be Mrs. Calvin Rawlings, and Mrs. Donald1 Daynes. . To all T -- large consignment badly garments. - - Using the air corps colors of gold. and blue with the addition of w hite for a .White Christmas as their color scheme, the Federal Girls are busy with plans for a dance fop the servicemen at Wendover to be held at the Service Club there tonight Principal feature of the f ee Christmas-trgift-- of course, will -- be a gaily-trimthe Wasatch National Forest Service and other figures will include jolly snowmen and scintillating snowflakes ahd stars. A small gift off the Christinas tree will be presented to each serviceman In attendance at the dance. During intermission, Christmas carols , will be sung. In charge of the affair are MissRose Mary McGarry" of the District Land Office, Miss Virginia Halvorsen of t.he Bureau of Mines, and Mis.; Loretta Bartlett of the Branch of Field Examination, General Land Office. The Auxiliary 58 of jthe Painters and Decorators of America will hold their annual Christmas party Thursday, 8 pm. at the. Labor Temple. Chairman will be Mrs. Charles Nelson, assisted by officers. Gifts will be i "7 " exchanged. , -- T ... Decorating a Christmas tree in wartime is no trick for the J. Grant Iverson of 1062 Douglas St., who are making the most of decoration scarcities. Ready to catch any pieces of popcorn that his mother is draping on their evergreen is Craig Iverson. Carla Ann helps from above. Mrs. J. H. Davis and daughter Marian of 1370 Harvard Ave., are nearly expert when it comes to festooning .their mantle for the holidays.. -- |