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Show PACK GIFTS WITH CARE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS SHOULD BE WRAPPED WELL. Parcels to Go by Mall and Express Need the Careful Attention of the Sender. P J . IT IS all very well Just to wrap g I an ordinary package In paper jpJLJ and tie it securely with PsES slrlnB' bnt wltn a Christmas $SifeeS glft lts different Somehow 5v?r'r "ie Christmas sentiment oozes out even to the out-side out-side of the packagr and we nrast take Just as ni ich care in "doing up" our parcels as In making or buying them in the first place. Let us be practical, however, first of all. Let us wrap the parcels, especially espe-cially the ones which have to go by mall or express, very securely indeed, registering them If they are valuable. Tissue paper first, and then good, strong wrapping paper, tied with stout cord or heavy elastic, is the best method. Reserve ribbons and fancy card3 for the Inside of the package, and remember that putting t seal ovef the fastening of a parcel prevents Its being sent third class. For perishable objects use cardboard boxes. As for the packages which are to be delivered in person, however, or the inside of those to be sent by mall or express, you may exhaust your Ingenuity In-genuity to make them pretty. With a box, of course, it is always easy to use holly tissue paper and green and red ribbon and a sprig of holly or mistletoe; but a wrapped parcel always al-ways looks more clumsy. Wrap the gift first in white tissue paper; then roll it In white bristol-board bristol-board ; and then cover lt with green or red crepe paper. Tie around it a bow of ribbon in the contrasting shade, stick through this a sprig of holly ud a card of good wishes, fasten at the ends with Christmas seals, and there you are i These seals, by the way, although they may be purchased very cheaply, still have a further touch of individuality individual-ity when made at home. Do them on glazed paper and coat them, before cutting out, with mucilage that can be allowed to dry and then wet again when necessary. Three suggestions for designs are the bell and star, the Christmas tree with presents and Santa Claus with his pack. Many more to be drawn, touched up with watercolor and cut out, will suggest themselves to the reader. The very ribbon with which your gifts are tied can be stenciled with a design more original than the inevitable holly of the shops. The red border and the mistletoe wreaths and stnra make one pretty pattern. The process is the simple one of ordinary stenciling. With your gift send some pretty card expressing your affection for the recipient. A good idea, especially with a book or some other gift of the sort, is to send instead of a card a little blotter calendar. It consists of two or more blotters tied together with a bow of holly ribbon, a calendar pad for 1922, and a picture (a post card will do, but the subject must be suited to your friend's tastes) fastened to lt on the other side. The fastening may be done by clips or by sealing wax. A slip" of paper with, a Christmas greeting should also be added. The blotters may be red and green or they may give the colors of some cluh or college in which the donor or recipient re-cipient ls Interested. Finally do not forget to weigh all packages you mall. Nothing ls more annoying than to have to pay for a package sent out by some careless friend. And keep a card catalogue of your Christmas presents. Then you will avoid the two pitfalls of forgetting forget-ting some one or duplicating a gift botn horrible to contemplate. Above all, wrap your presents with a kindly thought or do not give any at alL |