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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Simple Motif Marks Yule Spirit A. -a Matey CHRISTMAS and New Year's may be the most important holidays of the year, and the former is especially es-pecially hard on the purse, but decorations can be simple and inexpensive in-expensive and still reflect all of the holiday spirit. In many homes, this is the time for nativity figures to come out of .heir white tissue paper wrappings be set on the sideboard or taWe. If you have the figures, you're all set with the centerpiece. Another traditional decoration lor many a holiday table is the frosled gingerbread house set on a blanket of white cotton. Around this are placed Christmas figures to canry out the story of Christmas. If you're looking for something that can be. made out of a scrap of cardboard or two, a few sprys of holly, a candle and length of ribbon, I have lots of ideas for you. A simple but effective decoration for the table consists of a yard and three-quarters of six inch red satin ribbon, a fat white candle and some holly. Lay the ribbon down 1he center of the table with the candle in the middle, around which is - placed holly or other greenery. Jake three loops on -ach side of X. . popcorn balls and nuts, as well as cookies. How to Make Floral Decorations If you want flowers for the holidays, holi-days, you'll need some tips on what to use as well as how best to put them together. Poinsettias are, of course, the traditional flower, but there are others, too, that may be used to good effect. Red poinsettias may be placed in a low bowl against the wall on a buffet. Out of the center may arise candles. Three candles, all slightly different in height, are recommended. recom-mended. If you have a copper flower container, con-tainer, polish it to gleaming brightness bright-ness and use spicy carnations in it. Pink ones are lovely, but you may also use red or white ones. The container may be oblong, square or a bowl type. The square ones may be used as a centerpiece. A pie tin may serve as a flower container with the following floral decorations: holly, berries, evergreen ever-green and figurine candles. This is a rather low decoration and the container con-tainer will easily be covered by the evergreen and holly. If you have one of those lovely rosebowls, have some African violets vio-lets put in it. This may be used on the dining table, in the hall or on the buffet with a single candle in a holder. Set the candle several inches away from the bowl and have some holly running from the holder to the bowl to tie the whole thing together. Chinese evergreen leaves set in water may be used with ivy and pepperonia with red berries to add color. Use a shallow round bowl for this arrangement. Magnolia leaves, if they are available avail-able to you, may be shellacked and used without water. Arrange them on the table with sprigs of cedar and then make an arrangement of large cones, red, silver, blue and green ornaments against the greens. sometimes sold, may also be the base for a fruit centerpiece. Run some bright red or green satin ribbon through the wires around the side and tie in a huge bow at the front. Into this can be placed apples, pears, bananas, grapes, nuts and even cookies or candies wrapped in gold or silver foil. You may use some more ribbon around the handle and tie it into a swishy bow. This may be used on the dining table or even in the hall. Decorate the House In Holiday Spirit If you' have a large mirror in the hall, it can be made more festive fes-tive if you place cut-out angel heads at the bottom, facing each other. n Use festive decorations . . , the candle out of the ribbon, and place holly or greens inside the loops. Do you have a misty blue glass or a mirror for the table? Get three large, bright red apples ap-ples and shine them until they gleam. Scoop out the centers and place in them tall white candles. Sprinkle artificial glitter or snow on the apples. Place the apples on the glass and band them with grapes and a few small cones. Don't hide the apples completely when you put ke grapes around because you want .lie red to show. White wire baskets, such as those In which beverage glasses are For holiday entertaining. Yellow silk fringe may be used for the hair and lace paper doilies for the collars. If you wish, add some cotton clouds to the top sides of the mirror and a few paste-on stars. If you like to put on welcome signs on the outside of the door, you might like to try some red quilted cotton mittens, fringed with white cotton. Sprigs of holly or greens and red berries fill the mitts. Double cornucopias on the door are decorative and get away from wreaths and sprays of greenery with bells on them. The cornucopias may be made of red paper or cardboard card-board covered with red quilted type paper. Make a decorative scallop edging on them with white silk cord and fill wilh greens or holly. If you're expecting to do a lot of entertaining or if you have a lot of the younger set among those present, have plenty of decorated cookie boxes, filled to the brim, ar.mnd the house. Round boxes are very attractive when you cover them with red and white candy-striped paper. Nestle some cones on the top of the box with scotch tape, or cluster some gay ribbon on lop. All t pes of boxes may be covered cov-ered with solid red. green, blue or wlrte pnper on vh ch you've pasted so.:'e siars. Tr.ose ir.a- hold iu-rr.e-rr.Je Li.nJ.s. :y t.rdy c.i:..i. |