| Show About the Christmas Tree I Suggestions for Trimmings and Decorations That Will Win Make the the I Holiday More Pleasant I w y w i r at y Y rc U The Christmas tree seems to the happy eyes yes eyes of ot little folks the most most i beautiful and splendid ant anel gracious i thing that the long year brings to to them Anticipation of of it It fills the childrens children's thoughts and hearts for weeks week's before th the great d day y comes and they are are happy to have haye a hand in making waking preparations for It It seems Important that th the Christmas tree should help to impress on young minds the meaning of the years year's greatest great grent est festival that festival that peace on n earth good will toward men Is the occa occa- occasion occasion sion of Christmas Joy and generosity Therefore the manner of ot dressing the tIie Christmas tree is worth considering All the old fashioned old decorations which the children have always helped to make we love for tor old associations association sake the sake the strings of f p popcorn and the strings of ot cranberries little tarlatan stockings and nd bags for holding g candy and find nuts Besides these there are birds and and butterflies stars and crosses to be added to the list of ot things that are made at home Festoons of tinsel tinsel tin tin- sel bright fragile glass balls balls' and andst st strings of ot bright c colored bright colored lored b beads ads that are bought at the stores last from year Tear to year but th the home made home made deco deco- rations l. are new every year and their making Is a part of the play At the top of ot eve very every y tree on the tip of Its apex something that calls call at at attention to the day as the the birthday y of the Christ child should should be placed and It ought to be the most most conspicuous thing on the tree A bright Star of Bethlehem the little fi figure re of an angel blowing a trumpet or one of the Christ child child or a bright picture of the Infant Christ framed in tinsel Is Isto Isto isto to have this place of honor Nothing Is p prettier ettler than the old old fashioned fashioned d Christmas tree candles candies but they are more troublesome than little little litte electric lights and less safe safe safen safe duly n y to be sparingly sparingly spar spar- used when there are no elec electric lights to be had i In dressing the tree strings of lof popcorn popcorn pop pop- pop corn and silver tinsel used more abundantly abundantly abundantly dantly than the strands of cranberries or red balls matte make the prettiest effect They set off 11 all the many colored trinkets placed among them the he red apples and yellow oranges that find a u place on some so trees and andall all the small gifts tied to branches branche I The heavier gifts wrapped In white paper and tied with red and green ribbons or or tinsel cord ar are are to be placed pl ced at the base of the and the tree so dr dressed that when the small gifts gifts' are taken off It Is still a thing of ot beauty the jo joy and rind pride of ot ib the children during the Christmas ChrIstmas ChrIstmas' holiday I |
