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TTTE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. DECEMBER 21, 1913. ALL PERSONS ARE SEIZED ALIKE BY SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Suggestions for Festive Note to Table and Performances in Preparing and After, Yuletide Are Given by Barbara Boyd. ' j rt BARBARA BOTD. VEX though we may not decorate Cthe bouse for Christina, most of os like to add a festive note to the table for the Christmas dinner. We may do It simply by means of a few sprigs of holly, or we may plan eiabo rate decorations. But whichever we to. we certainly enjoy the meal more ivtien the table Is gay and bright with irreen and scarlet. A very pretty table decoration Is to make in the center or the table a red star, of poinsettia If possible; if not In any other way that is practicable. Place at the center of the star a tall candle, and at each point shorter candies. The candles can be white with red shades, or all red. At each plate. place a potnsettia. The Ice cream could be in the form of a candle and candle s;lck. with a tiny bit of taper stuck In the end and lighted as the cream is served. Very Chrlstmasy is a mound of cot ton In the center of the table, aprink led with diamond dust and wreathed with bolly. Snowballs suspended over the table by red ribbons add to the pretty effect. Place cards of white card board sprinkled witb diamond dust fit In with the scheme. Sparkling glass- wars and gleaming sliver, snowy linen and white candleshades complete a very attractive and Chrlstmasy table. Also on this order Is to make a snow man of cotton, for the centerpiece, and crown him with holly. The other et cetera of the table could be carried out in white and scarlet. It Is Tory pretty to suspend from the chandelier a hoop wreathed with scar let ribbon or holly, from which hang little stockings. This could be so ar ranged that at the end of the dinner, the hoop:ould be lowered and each one at the table find his name on one of the stockings, and within, various llttlu souvenirs appropriate to the season. Not particularly novel, but most at tractive is a little Christmas tree In the center of the table, and here and there sprigs of holly, bows of scarlet ribbon or miniature trees. Such deco rations, make a cheery table at little expense. For these miniature trees can be made by sticking a spray of holly Into a tiny pasteboard box or pot. which has been painted or gilded or covered with cotton or fixed appro priately in any way that may be pre ferred. Such decorations are very easy to make and even the children can tlx these things. Wire wound with scarlet or green ribbon or twined with slender vines can be carried from the chandeliers In canopy effect to each place and finished with a Christmas bell. But in arrang ing this, be careful to bear In mind the need to pass things, and do not arrange it so that It will interfere with serving the dinner. Another Kay effect Is produced by running ribbon from each place to the crr.trr of the table: and to the end in the center have attached some little Pitt. hen the dinner is over, the rib bon can be pulled and each secures his :'iienir or motto or whatever may li:e been planned for him. An i.ttractlva centerpiece Is made of i sielKh drawn by reindeer, the sleigh piled hlsh with gifts or souvenirs. Woman's Part in Christmas SHE climbed into the trolley, her arms filled with green wreaths and bunches of holly and gay Christmas stars made of red berries. As she sat down and gave a sigh of relief, the passengers smiled sympa thetically, and several oth.r women In the car. likewise loaded down with Christmas greens, eyed her critically. In fact, the majority of tt.e women passengers In the car were carrying home something to make the house gay and Christmassy for the holidays, now but a few days away. But not one HANDSOME EYELET EMBROIDERY DESIGN FOR GUEST r i "- . . , ... - 1 j j : ; : lr j rj BUTTON-HOLE, SATIN, OUTLINE J AN& EYELET STITCHES j f There is nothing more thoroughly acceptable as a '," Christmas gift than the guest towel. These eyelet ' J embroidery designs, one for a 15-inch guest towel and i J one for a 24-inch towel, are very easily worked and I x . , decidedly effective. They may be embroidered in f 1 ' S J f f -K.fi satin and outline stitches or combined with eyelets. ' 7 -X" S I II X I """ W J 1 X vO- s. All scallops, of course, should be buttonholed. I J I f f J To PPlv tne design to the material upon which , f ff I J "". N. . V SjSi' you wish to work it secure a piece of transfer or .S ' w r l impression paper. Lay it face down upon this, then -1 f S I draw over each line of the paper design with a hard - I c II I pencil or the point of a knitting needle. Upon lifting J I I I I I I the pattern and transfer paper you will find a neat . 4 I ' Q. l ttn1 accurate design upon your material. , " s There are two points to observe in this simple j f process if you would execute it satisfactorily. One , J ' t is to see thatlyour material la level, cut and folded J -t2 5 rrl by thread nd that yur design is placed upon It J X ' , w f The second is when placed accurately secure the i X. mw.wnw w " ' Xv V I design to the material with thumb tacks or pins so ' m ' L " ..t X- I that it cannot slip during the operation. - I """" 1 1 Be sure not to rest your hand or fingers on any J J " ' i "x"w part of the design you are transferring, else the im- e . print of your fingers will be as distinct upon the ma- , . j terial as the drawn lines of the designs. j,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,;,,,,-,,,,,,,,,, j,. , .r ... , , , - a.. ...... ..i of the men In the car had any sucn.zled of the frenzied crowd. She paraphernalia. Most of them were bur- led in their newspapers. The pockets of a few bulged, as It stowed away within were some Christmas packages. But not a sprig of holly or a spray of green showed on any of the masculine passengers on that homeward-bound car. What sort of Christmas would we have. I wonder at any rate, what would the home be like on Chrlstma: if all the women were spirited away some time before the season began. and had nothing to do whatever with the celebration? There might be some little gift-giving, especially to children. but would the home or the table be made bright and pretty as It Is now? Wouldn't our homes on Christmas lack much of their festive air? And lack-in- all this brightness and cheerlness. wouldn't Christmas lack much that lightens and brightens the spirit? Some there are who scoff at the deco rations w place in our home Christ mss. They think the practice a waste of monev. "They call It unnecessary work. And they loudly state that it is all foolishness. Rut Ktoo a minute end think what Christmas would be without the holly and the greens, the red candles, tne scarlet ribbon. Take every touch of thu thlna-s out of the home, and wouldn't Christmas be rather dreary? Wouldn't the celebration of the season drop down a notch or two? Isn't the scarlet and the green somewhat akin to the fiss and froth on a refreshing drink? They add nothing perhaps to the substance of It, but they do to tne relish. And as such, they have value. So If w. are Inclined to criticise 'a bit this matter of decorating the home or the table, Christmas, or to debate with ourseif whethor it Is worth while or not, let us close our eyes and pic ture the home and the Christmas din ner table without a touch of green or Kleam of scarlet. The result will prob ably be a hasty trip to the nearest shop where Christmas decorations are for ! And we will return with face beaming and arms loaded with holly and mistletoe and other cnnsimas greens. The Last-Minute Buyer SHE always says she Isn't going to give any Christmas presents, that it is a foolish custom, that It leads peo pie to spend more money than they can afford, that evedybody gets a lot of things for which they have no earthly Use. which oniy proves again the senselessness of the practice,' that It I belr.a; carried beyond all bounds nowa days, and a lot more to that effect. Whenever anybody mentions Christmas presents and tells how distracted she is or rushed or worn out getting them, out pours her flood of criticism and oDjec tlon. If she drops In upon a friend and find this friend making gifts, she sniffs and once more voices her opinion. And the nearer the great day ap proaches the more violent she becomes. Then at the very last minute, usually on the morning of the twenty-fourth, the germ seises her. She catches the fever. She decides she'll get a few things for the children her nieces and nephews, or her neighbor's children, or anybody's, she is not particular, She only "knows that all at once it seems perfectly right and reasonable that the children should be given something. Christmas Is for children, anyway. So she puts on her hat and sallies forth. And thus she sounds the knell of her doom. For. once In the shops and among the crowds where the Christmas spirit runs high, she gets the fever badly. She de cides to get a handkerchief for her sis. ter. something for hex brotnter-in-iaw. She suddenly remembers a friend who has been kind tu her. And she plunges Into the maelstrom and is the maddest of all the crazed buyers, the most fren- j emerges at night, breathless, wan. tired ; And as she tramps home on feet that have been trodden on and with corns that are aching, and carries all her In numerable bundles, and thinks of the money she has spent, all her old con victions about the season return. And she calls herself a fool, and vows never again. But next year she goes through the 'same programme. And every year she la one of the last-mtnute buyers, get ting no joy out of the season, believing firmly it Is all foolishness: yet unable to resist the current that is carrying everybody merrily, madly through what is to most of us one of the brightest and happiest seasons of the year. Christmas Wishes LET us wish that everybody's heart may be light on Christmas. Let us wish that everybody receives all he wants, and that if this is too much to expect of Santa Claus, that every one gets at least some of the things that he longed fur. Let us wish that nobody will have indigestion from the Christmas dinner. HORSE SHOW BRINGS OUT WINTER FASHIONS IN GOWNS AND HATS Revival of Broadcloth Welcome but Unexpected Sables Appear in Luxurious Expensiveness Despite Ban, " Aigrettes Continue to Be Worn in East Shorter Skirts Reveal Latest Footwear. N" EW YORK. Dee. 20 (Special.) After the annual shifting of atvlea which recurs each au tumn, the Horae Show has set its seal on those fashions that shall endure In the favor of women whose examples count weightily for the remainder of the season.. Rathe- unexpected was the revival of broadcloth. This beautiful fabric, for the past year so consigned to a back seat in the sartorial arena, has come into Its own again, as evidenced by the many afternoon costumes of broad cloth which bore unmistakably the hall mark of authoritative origin. One of the most striking afternoon costumes, worn by a well-kno-rvn society woman in the box contingent, was of terra cotta broadcloth, and included a smart short coat, loose about the waistline and opening at tlie front over s. rriny blouse of cream net and lace, above a skirt in three tiers, the upper tier or tunic being slightly distended by pleats. With this terra cotta broadcloth tail leur were worn orange fox furs, the contrasting color note being given by a black velvet hat and black patent leather boots with buttoned tops of black kid. Hat Wonder Eclipses Gowns.. In the evening the same woman, whose costumes this year are based on the brown, yelllow and autumn leaf tones, wore with an inconspicuous frock of white crepe meteor a gor geously conspicuous hat of carrot col ored tulle, layer upon layer, the soft swathlngs of carrot tulle being held under a band of gold lace. Across the middle of this fiery I at from ear to ear went a small wreath of tomatoes and reddish brown velvet leaves. The wonderful hat quite threw the white gown, which was really exquisite, into the shade. Another matron, youthful enough to wear coquettish hats and extreme tall leurs. wore plum-colored broadcloth with chinchilla furs. Her tailleur had a smart cutaway coat showing a waist coat of pluiu-coIored moire with little amethyst and silver buttons, and the nor that the thought of the appalling array of bills to come with first of the month will spoil the joy of next Thurs day's celebration. , Let us wish that If some of us get things we don't want, or don't get the things we do want, that we may be able to conceal our disappointment and so hurt nobody's feelings, even though our own pain us somewhat. m . Let us wish that nobody will be so tired from the rush of the Christmas work that he can't enjoy the pleasures of the day. Let us wish that the Joy of the girl who received a diamond solitaire will not diminish as the Christmases roll by. Let us wish there will be no wall flowers at the Christmas dances, and that every girl will get the partner she wants, and. every man write his name as often as he desires on the pro gramme of the girl of his heart. - Let us wish that all the gloves will fit, and all the neckties be right, and all the silk petticoats the wanted color, so that the exchange clerks will not be overworked. Let us wish that If some hearts are plum-colored suit was accompanied by a chinchilla toque w ith a black aigrette and very chic boots of patent leather with buttoned gaiter tops of plum-coi-ored suede. Footwear Has Coquetry. "ot in years has footwear been so gay and coquettish. More boots worn with afternoon costumes have buttoned tops of contrasting material, usually kid in gray or tan tone, thougn oc casior.ally twilled cloth or suede matches the color of a costume; and all boot heels are Frenchily high and curved, though the new spool heel broad at the base and easy to walk on, imitates the curved Louis heel with out its uncomfortable qualities. The only, low-heeled boots noticed at the Horse Show in fact were worn by ch! dren and by women riders whose boots of course had the masculine character of their costumes. Velvet Omnipresent. But while broadcloth appeared here and there, In a few strikingly notice able costumes by famous dressmakers, velvet was the real faorlc of the af ternoon sessions. Tailleur after tailleur of velvet appeared in the boxes and upon the promena.de and the colors of these velvet tailleurs were beautiful beyond description. Such rich browns. soft blues, deep greens and misty plums and violets seem to Have been inspired on the palettes of painters before their expression on the loom and the harmo nious effect of all these soft shades was as rich and pleasing as the fabric of an Oriental carpet. One of the roost beautiful of the velvet tailleurs was worn by a young matron of Phila delphia who had a box at the horse show this season. The tailleur In ques tion was of Frenah blue velvet, all soft draperies and slender clinging lines and the furs happily worn Willi t were chinchilla. Hundreds of black velvet tailleurs migtlt have been counted every after noon of the show and with these, sable and skunk furs seemed to be the favor. ite choice, though occasionally black velvet was accompanied by ermine. Luncheon hour in the clubroom, much heavy, the spiritual significance of the season will bring comfort. . .. Let us wish that everybody may do something to add joy, if only a mite, to some poor child's Christmas. - Let us wish that the spirit of good will that animates us all will not die out with the sputtering of the Christ. mas candles, but that it will last until another Christmas rolls around to in crease and strengthen it. The Day After Christmas m ut'V win ntA -ktyiMI la heaven with 1 . sachets, toilet water at-.d French extracts arid leave In our wake a trail or nerfume that will sDeak as eloquent ly of Christmas as violets do of Spring. www Then will we see meek little men trying to carry through with a jaunty and nonchalant air, the ordeal of walk ing down the principal thoroughfare of their, town wearing a brilliant red necktie or one of the most vivid Scotch plaids. v ' -Then we go forth on a day when the sky is cloudless bearing the gold-handled umbrella our best friend gave up, patronised oy society this year, was the time of times to observe authorita tive tailleurs and the furs worn with them. Though several large hats were noted at the evening sessions, the small, closely fitting hat. audaciously poised, was the usual type of headgear during the day. Aigrettes trimmed many of the huts. In spile of the stern decree agamst aigrettes !n the Custom House. But of course thousands of handsome 'aigrette ornaments are owned by women who daringly wear mem ncre, though they would not ven turo to take them out of th rnnntrv under penalty of forfaiting them upon tnelr return. Afternoon Session Animated. Afternoon sessions at the horse show were quite animated affairs in the boxes. And of course the boxes are all that count, the promenaders. no matter how gorgeously arrayed, being merely onlookers and perfectly willing to be ignored in the recorded ' horse show happenings. Luncheons in the clubroom and visiting back and forth among the boxholders made the after noon sessions gay affairs and the peo ple in the boxes seemed to be having a right good time, perfectly oblivious, of course, of the concentrated gaze fo cused on them from the promenade. At night, however, society kept very much to Itself. Well-dressed men and. women sat quietly in their boxes, chat ting a bit among themselves, but little visiting was done and none of the ani mation apparent in the afternoon was visible. Many stunning black and white cos tumes were noticeable in the evening. Two of the most noticeable were in the Vanderbilt bos, where Mrs. Reginald Vanderbllt wore milk white brocade with dark fur trimming and a huge black velvet hati-a splendid foil for her costume being tbat of Mrs. Alfred Van. derbilt, who wore black, charmeuse and tulle, with a black tulle hat. Tiie rose-colored wrap worn with the white frock lent a delicious touch of color to these black and white creations. In another box nearby was an enchanting white tulle frock, worn with pearls and a black velvet hat. land every little while scanning the heavens as though we Knew witnoui doubt it would soon rain in torrents. Then will we see slender maidens promenading in low shoes, and when ever the slightest excuse offers itself, lifting their skirts that every one may see and envy the beautiful silk hosiery that is theirs, by reason of the Christ mas season. Then will our hands shine in resplen dent new gloves and even will we fore go a muff on the bitterest day that we may show the handsome hand wear that comes with the coming of Christmas. K . m Then will we execrate the warm days that come, and go forth even though the temperature Is that of May as we perspire as in a heat wave, wrapped in th fur coat "hubby" gave us. - Then will we empty our purse and borrow from our friends for theater and opera tickets, in order to show off the evening wrap Santa Claus put into our stocking. - Then will we Invite pneumonia wear ing the thin, filmy blouse hailing from Paris that Santa Claus is good enough to leave with us. - Then will we move" about all possible In order that the frou frou of our new silk petticoat may be audible to all ears. . . , - m Then will it become necessary every few minutes to know the time 01 aay in order to make sure the new watch we received has not stopped or run away. ' . Then will the girl who received a diamond solitaire f!nd it necessary to arrange her hair and neckwear quite frequently especially when her dearest friend is present. Then will we. tell our friends with an auto what a beautiful new motoring hood we received and how vastly be coming it Is to us. e Tkan Trill w finrt iT necesssrv to call upon all our friends in. order to give adequate use to tne Deautuui new handbag and cardcasa we received. Then will we do many unusual and peculiar things which at ordinary times, would cause our friends to wonder if our mind was not slightly affected, but which are looked upon indulgently be cause it is Christmas and everybody is doing them. Then will we suddenly discover that our health requires a week-end at a nearby resort, in order that the smart new traveling bag that is ours is ex hibited to an admiring public Going Home for the Holidays IF we go back home to see the home folks at no other time in the year, most of us try to do It at Christmas; for Christmas seems the season that makes the home ties draw most strongly. And so Just now, through out the length and breadth of the land, home circles are complete that are seldom so at other times. Most of us go home with joy In our heart; but greater than our joy is that of the folks waitingr to receive us. We may be. sometimes, heart-sick and body-weary, and home and the home love mean heaven to us. But oftener, we go from a busy, gay world, and to eome, after a few hours or a few days, the home life seems dull and monotonous. And so we scurry around seeing friends, or we fret and grow impatient to get back to our own world. But when we are inclined to take this view of our home-coming, let us take pause and think of the home- folks and of their viewpoint of tha home-coming. Let us try to enter ipta their expectations, to see the event with their eyes, to feel what is in their hearts; and then perhaps we wi l not only gat a different omprenen sion of what It all stands for, but we will really get a finer, purer Joy out of it. . For perhaps it is the only time la the year when tho home-folks can en joy .our presenoe. be near to us. talk ; to us as In the old days hetore the home-circle was broken. And this is more to the father and mother than the children home for Christmas can ever hope to comprehend, until they, too, become the ones waiting at home for children to return. And to the sister or brother who has stayed home this coming from tha great world of one of the family also means much. To listen to tho tale of his work, of his friends, of his pleas ures, is like reading a chapter in a fascinating book in which a loved one is tiie hero. And to cut short from purely selfish motives, the giving of such keen pleasure is little ele than cruel. And In many other ways than by our mere presence, we- can add to the pleasure of the Christmas home-coming for those who are at home. We can do many little things that will give joy, not so much By tho mere doing of them as by the fact that we thought to do them, that we remem bered the tastes or the little Idiosyn crasies of the members of the family, and catered to them. In a word, wo can show that love burns as brightly In our heart as It did when we left the home-nest. And whether we do this by having father's slippers by his chair when he comes in, or fussing over mother's collar as w'e used to do, or combing Sis' hair in the latest city style, doesn't matter. It Is the showing, In these little "homey" ways, of our love for them that counts. And if this Is the spirit that ani mates our home-coming, and stays with us all through our visit, and holds us longingly and lovingly until the very last train, the Christmas home-coming will be more than a suc cess. It will be a memory to keep the heart light all through the year, both of the folks at home and of the one who has again gone forth from tho bome-nest to do battle with the world. 73 aisish--. 3-jt., . ODD , SOCIETY IS FORMED Effort Is Made to Promote Use of "Wilhelm" as Xante. BERLIN, Dec. 20. (Special.) Ger many is said to hold the record for societies with extraordinary objects. One of these is entitled "Society for Promoting Good Manners Among tlia Poor," while . another unties in ti e bonds of fellowship all Germans wear ing a pointed beard. A curious asso ciation is that of ex-lunatics, detention for six months In an asylum being tlie qualification for membership. The latest society is that for pro moting the more general adoption of the name Wilhelm, presumably in com pliment to the Emperor. As illustrat ing the craze for associations in Ger many, it may be mentioned that in the little town of Wlldau, with only 2000 Inhabitants, there are 22 "societies." . . . t Scientific Discovery. I (Washington Star.) "Vnii know, of course, that billions of germs can gather on the sharp edge of a razor." "I begin to understand, said young Mrs. Torkins. "The idea of stropping a, razor Is to subdue the germs by corpo ral punishment." TOWELS
