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Show THECHRISTMASTREE WITH CHILDREN tT 18-FAVORITE MODE OF RECEIVING QIFT8. The Necessary Expense of Securing One ajitfM'aklng It AttraetlTerCan Be' Made t'ry 8mafl Deo-oratlnn Deo-oratlnn tt. . With the children," Uuj Clfflspas tree IS ever tlio favorite inodb''oYfro celvlng tho Rifts whitih Sahta'CTAus and their friends' 'harp' provlrfod' tor them. Other mcanB aro devised' yearly, year-ly, but .they aro all failures, In ihc children's 'cyCs, when co'mparcd'Vlth the fascinating splendors of tho bo-decked bo-decked gift-bearing trco. ' ' t ' In spite of this well-known fact, many mothers, from the notion they haibor that the Meetlne pleasure Is hardly worth tho labdr and expense It Involves, deprive their chlluron of one of tho chief Joys of their childhood. ' Of course, the tred rhav", If 'ono so wlils It, represent Hhio laying out of both tlmq ,and iponjy. for ,.the shops are filled with every' eohcefvabld device de-vice tor adding to Its beauty, but this Is by no means necessary to Its success. suc-cess. If ono possesses a little orlglnajl-ty orlglnajl-ty and Ingenuity. jj"' Tho troe that made the day a fed-letter fed-letter one In a family tff $oungstors represented the very mJfoajft)utlay of 30 cents, ten of which wall paid to tho boy who brought tho Wee. Trie remaining 20 cents were Spent for whltn cotton batting and diamond dust. ' ',' After the troo was put lnt'd position, we proceeded to fleck it from the; toff-most toff-most branch down with bits of tho cotton to simulate sribwflaVes. When this was done, the troe was literally showered with diamond dust. The box that formed tho baso rest wa'i banked with cotton. From tho branches of tho tree wero suspended tho tiniest of colored paper lanterns (left-overs from a children's party), which had been bought for a penny apiece. . When the candles were lighted, the effect of tho whole was Indescribably pietty Indoed, the children decided thnt It was ono of tha prettiest, If the cheapest, Christmas tree they had "ver seen. Of course, having the lanterns reduced re-duced the cost a few pennies; but oven when these must be bought for the occasion, the outlay Is trifling wheu compared with 'the pleasure the children derive from. tho expenditure. |