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Show f SETTINuFI I THE TREE i 5(T ALMOST every corner grocer's 2J, stands can be purchased very cheaply that will hold the Christmas Christ-mas tree firmly in position. The simplest of these consists of a crossplece of wood raised a little from the floor by wooden supports and having hav-ing a hole in the center to Insert the trunk of the tree. More elaborate ones take the form of a wooden square, painted a bright red and surrounded by a low wooden railing. Country dwellers who cannot purchase pur-chase these trees at the Gcrmer store, but have to cut thera in the Bearest wood lot, must devise sotne other way of holding the Christmas tree In position. posi-tion. The easiest way to do this, if the tree is not too large and heavy, is to Insert the trunk into the hole through the bottom of a wooden box, and either paint this box green or red or cover it with green or red paper. A starch box will hold up a small tree perfectly, hut a somewhat larger box must be chosen for one of larger growth. If, in spite of all precautions, the tree seems too heavy and is inclined in-clined to wobble, weight the box on either side with heavy stones. Sometimes Some-times the box is filled with sand, the trunk planted In thnt, and then the wooden cover nailed in place to make all very solid. If one has any talent for carpentry, even of the roughest sort, an effective support can be made by nailing two pieces of wood In the shape of a square cross, holding the tree upon this and nailing cleats to both tree and support until It stands firmly. A very pretty effect can be obtained by covering the support of the tree and the floor directly around It with white cotton batting on which silver tinsel, called "rain" in most shops, has been sprinkled. This makes the tree look as If It were growing In a bunch of snow glittering in the sun. |