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Show Ornaments for the Christmas Tree PKiJXm' ''f",'l SPEW-. wm In order that the high cost of living may not fall like a blight upon the Christmas tree, we must begin to consider con-sider its decoration right now. Quite a number of things are more expensive expen-sive than they used to be, and candy is among them, but there are plenty of ornaments that cost next to nothing, noth-ing, and homemade candies which are better than others will partially replace the confectioners' wares. Some of the inexpensive ornaments that will adorn this year's Christmas trees appear in two groups above. At the left are a few of the new and inexpensive in-expensive celluloid toys that have been produced in great variety and abundance and can be bought ijor ten or fifteen cents each. They include very pretty little jointed dolls, all kinds of domestic and wild animals, ducks, fishes and swans and very vividly vivid-ly colored horns. They are very light and will float, so that the waterfowl, the tiny battleships and fishes can be floated in a basin of water. In the group at the left there are three celluloid cellu-loid animals, besides a doll and a horn. They are all nicely colored and the doll is large enough to dress easily. The horn is a very vivid red, has a silk :ord and tassel and will delight the small youngsters to whom noise is music. mu-sic. In the group at the right, just a few home-made ornaments are shown. They include a butterfly and a robin, with a plain horn of tin, having red gauze ribbon wrapped about it and tied in bows at the ends. Also one of those long' candy snappers, wrapped in bright red paper. A face is painted on It, with hair and whiskers indicated by cotton, to look like Santa Claus. The butterfly is ut from crepe pa per, which may be bought with many butterflies in various sizes and colors painted on it. It is then pasted against a thin piece of cardboard or a heavy writing paper that is cut out to conform con-form to it, and mounted on a short wire. By brushing a very little mucilage mucil-age on the wings (in lines or spots), powdered mica sprinkled over them will give the glitter that is expected on the Christmas .tree. The birds are made in the same way. Mosquito netting, in white and red makes fine ornaments in the form oi little mittens, stockings and bags, that hold mixtures of popcorn and candy. These are cut out and sewed with red yarn along the sides. A drawstring of yarn, run through the top, closes these candy bags and serves to hang thera on the tree. Tinsel, that is bought by the yard for the tree, will make sparkling silver sil-ver stars. The stars are ut from thin cardboard and the tinsel sewed td them. They will take the place of glass balls at less cost. Gold and silver sil-ver paper make the prettiest horns of plenty, cut in small triangles that ar pasted together at the longer sides. The open end can be finished with tinsel tin-sel and the horn is hung to the tree with narrow red ribbon, tinsel or plain red or green cord. Small balls of pep-corn, pep-corn, suspended on threads, help fill fn wherever decorations look thin and, being white, are sure to help set off all the gay trinkets that make up the glory of the Christmas tree. |
