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Show PROVO POST T HE "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1922 THE WRAPPING AND TYING OF PACKAGES goodnes we are now using imagination in tying up our Christmas packages, and are no longer bound by the hackneyed white tissue paper and red ribbon with lonely greeting card beneath the bowknot. Although it is certainly true that white tissue paper has a lovely crisp! fresh look and makes a pleasant background for colored ribbons or strings. Do let us get away from what an art teacher used to call Merry the everlasting Christmas colors, are many There red and green. now-a-daon market the fancy papers and Christmas with holly sprigs designs of jvarious sorts. Then there are the interesting wood fiber effects in the Japanese papers. It would seem a good idea to tie up these patterned papers with plain string or ribbon, and use seals sparingly. Christmas Iseals are very attractive now-a-daand are made in all sorts odd sizes, some of gold embossed like metal,! and some of white with silhouettes in black, as well as many others in colors. MAKING ATTRACTIVE PACKAGES. For the dainty gifts to a woman friend what could be prettier than a white tissue paper pacake tied in pale blue ribbon, with a cluster of organdie flowers ih pastel tints for a The flowers would decoration? a make lovely little additional gift she could use this tiny for really, THANK ,4 ys ys We prize each Christmas not only for itself, but for its memories as well: Memories of happy scenes, of childhood home, of friends, and loved ones. These memories are really the secret of our love and appreciation of fine pictures. A scene from nature, the picture of a cabin or a mansion, the smiling face of and we sleeping babe catch our imagination to in are immediately transported spirit some A glow of own. our of similar experience or the happiness, the1' warmth of friendship, over us sweet spirit ofjthe love of kin sweep and we sense ;the keen enjoyment of other days. For these reasons a framed picture-makea charming Christmas present and not serves only as a sweet reminder of other of friendly appreciadays, but as an evidence tion and love, as well- o-- bouquet later. Gold cord makes a very distina guished looking appearance on white package and its regal note could be further emphasized by seals of black, or of black sealing wax. That brings us to sealing wax. My, what fun the children can have with d sticks? One a box of growp-u- p o o ct - Give your relative, your friend, a picture that will turn back the pages of time to happy days gone by. too, occupamight enjoy the fascinating tion of dropping hot wax on a packready to send. age all neatly tied and Let us suppose a box is wrapped in a plain color, say bright blue, and tied with a blue, string. Why not in groups drop the sealing wax daubs of three? Try three at each end and three on the top, each group of three different colors, a good selection being, lavender, apple green and o s varied-colore- can well ..imagine a A o Provo Paint & Glass Company v i; 110 West Center pink. My, my, one would just hate to open suchjjjn attractive package and break the pretty seals! TASSELSthiej-j-ADD DISTINCTNESS. are tassels, A perfectThen ly Joyous gpup of tassels are easily made for thfe ends of the Christmas cord. Use colored twine, or colored heavy crochet cotton or betterofstill, bright yarns. Make flat seals end the of wax and while hot drop the the yarn into the wax, adding another daub of hot wax on top. Besides these wax seals, wax beads can be made, inserting the string while the beads are being formed or a fl I '! r .i ILLS RO .F.IHII A Modern Equipped Mill. Hot Water Heating- System j - Our Products Go All Over the State and to the Pacific Coast . Perfectly Sanitary FOR BEST FLOURS insist on TURKEY RED Hard Wheat Flour A Blended Straight Grade Aski Your Dealer WE WISH YOU! THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER AND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. MILLS LEHI ROLLER UTAH ROMNSON, GEORGE G. matter of experiment. At any irate, there are many packages that are delivered personally at the Christmas time and on these gumdrop animals can carry a light hearted Christmas message. Use Home Books For Xmas Presents PEACOCK LEHI ANIMAL AND MANIKIN NOVELTIES. The number of variations that may be made of these gumdrop animals is one of the attractive features of this idea, the more weird, .and unnatural amusing. they are, the more Then there are manikins to be made of the same material. These can be- - constructed with toothpicks or strang on' colored cord. Tassels of these little gumdrop men will finish a Christmas package well, at least a bit unusual. They ought to be highly acceptable especially to children. As to whether gumdrops will travel well in the mails, that I cannot say. It would have to be a 'I Delicious and Attractively Packed! Cant you just picture the smile of delight a gift of our Q Candy will occasion!? The strings to be untied the paper stripped off the fceautiful Christmas box Ah! Rich, luscious chocolates; from Hoover Candy Company. Her favorite kind. And you just know how welcome your card will be in it! ! j . stringing them later, after they are cold. And s for beads, a string of large or the kindergarten beads of glass, wooden square, round and cylindrical ones will give you material for many tassels at the ends of your yarn or cord. Here again an entirely different material is being used to delight the eye and afford amusing opportunity for the imaginative one to use his skill. Let me prophesy that the person receiving this package will, well he ought to .laugh aloud when he sees it. If very sober he will smile at least. How can he help smiling when there on top sits a wierd animal composed of gum drops? tootpicks Long thin gumdrops on make legs, fat round ones makes bodies and his head has ears of the are made of cloves. tiny ones.1 Eyes that one leg remember when And you is pink and another yellow and so on, well, you see hes a very delectable sort of a creature. Mgr. Send your missionary boy a copy of Rimes of the Rockies for Christmas. It contains home rhymes by a home poet, or you s, might send him a copy of a little booklet put out by the extension department of Tim-panogo- the Brigham Young University, in which the beauties of Utahs PROVO wonder mountain are revealed. You may have either for 25c. i : . r |