Show WOMAN'S WORLD Festively Decorated Tables Enhance Holiday By Ertta Haley can have as much fun decorating YOU your tables for holiday entertaining as watching the This is a season that offers a wealth of material from which decorations can be and the colors and effects can be most At most of the other seasons you need flowers to carry out the but not so during Christmas and New All types of paper candles and common greenery can be used Some of the simplest decorative effects can be most There are no hard and fast rules to be followed as there are In certain flower Whatever is appealing to the eye can distinguish the simplest occasion on which you for the Invitation to some friends to drop In for a cup of eggnog or holiday If you have a chest of drawers in the living room or In large entrance to the this might easily be sot for Extra branches from the tree can be held together with wire or In a low squat container to make a miniature Hang small bulbs on the branches and set the punch bowl in front of this Punch bowl and cups may be If with stickers such as are used for gift Let your holiday table Simply paste these and then wash them off after You will have had a typically seasonal decoration without any expense other than a few cents spent on the Another simple way to treat the festive bowl is to use it on Its own or a plain white or silver At the base of the circle sprigs of holly or other with or without some cranberries or artificial holly Use Interesting Centerpieces For Dinner Tables Centerpieces for holiday dinner tables may be decorative or depending upon the kind of party you are As long as the colors and theme are In keeping with the you cannot go tar wrong In choosing an appropriate For a rather special this simple centerpiece will be effective as well as Using plastic-coated cut red and green poinsettia Draw In lines to represent their veins for realistic Tuck the green leaves under the red Now Indoor Treat your Christmas tree to a coating of snow Ingeniously provided through using some shaving easily applied through the push-button The lather will hold up nicely for several days to a week without dripping or causing any household Do not apply too generously ou the branches as the cream will puff nicely and cover any bare spots on the place several small squat candle holders at the very with their Four holders provide a nice Another simple decoration appropriate for the holidays uses a blue mirror such as is found in many On this con be placed small wax figures to represent a Christmas several of the figured candles which may represent Christmas or Sprinkle with Attractive fruits can be arranged on any white platters large enough to make a good Use plenty of green lemon leaves or and red from blushing pears and For children's you can be informal as well as One of those discarded wagons that the kiddies have discarded can be painted Paste some stars on it to cover dents or Fill with small gaily wrapped gifts and place a toy animal or small Santa Claus on top of the If you have a cake platter on a spread the stand and plate with green oilcloth or Pile the plate high with red and green decorated cookies the of lb Childrens' Parties Call for Color Santa Claus represents Christmas as well as so he makes a much appreciated deco- ration for many a childrens' If you're having youngsters over for a gift make a big Santa to hold gifts at the party Shoulders for Santa can be represented with an circle of red On top of this place a lard can painted with the face painted in red nail Tuck the gifts inside and cover with a Santa hat made of red crepe paper and Another Idea for Santa as a centerpiece uses papier mache These can be and then filled with holly or cellophane wrapped candies or If you're worried about tables getting you can cover them with colored metal foil These are decorative enough In and don't need much else unless you want to put a simple decoration on Odd branches from the Christmas tree can be placed In containers for Hang these with small ornaments or cover them with small toys such as planes and trucks which the youngsters can take away as their favor from the Another idea for trimming these especially If you want to be and know that the children will get to is to hang artificial flowers on especially red ones like carnations from your last summer's hat or Children can be presented with cranberry and popcorn chains to hang around their necks when they arrive at the It's a good Icebreaker for all and especially those who are a bit Show In Table Decor You've heard of people taking a few twigs and bits of green and holly berries and making spectacular decorations out of It can be done easily if you'll use bare and dry though they can be dipped In white paint and then sprinkled with Arrange these In a needle holder placed on a bright and shiny tin cookie Add a lacing of short green twigs and some red berries to peep from Against the twigs place a few mounds of pine To this may be ridded a few reindeer if desired to make a forest A red cellophane bell can make an attractive centerpiece if it's decorated a Tie a huge bow of white or glistening green to the With cellophane attach sprigs of holly and berries to the This can be set against a white cloth in the center of the Let Table Appointments Be Immaculate When you're planning a holiday start planning your table service several days in Just as you do the food and This will give you an opportunity to get glass and china In good if It's such as tablecloths and napkins may require There should not be the slightest hint that these have been In If they smell clean and freshly they'll make the party glow In a special |