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Imaginative Decorations Help Make
Home Christmaslike Inside and Out
Gather green and gay red
berries . . . bring out the orna
ments and candlea ... (ill your
home with Christmas thit year!
Nothing addi 10 much to the
gtiety and happiness oi the
holiday aeason ai bright deco
rstions throughout your house.
Start with the .front door!
Your door can be transformed
into the biggest, gayest Christ
mas greeting ever and your
holiday guests will step across
the threshold caught up in the
warm welcome your entrance
way has expressed!
. For truly effective doorway
decorations, (tart by outlining
your door with Christmas
greens. These greens can be
wired together and hung in a
swag over the doorway for a
particularly dramatic effect
Or, cut a atrip of chicken wire
about one foot wide and tack
around door as a frame. Into
the wire tuck twigs of ever
Keen until your door stands in
a frame of lovely holiday
greenery.
Whether you use the swag or
the frame, decorate the greens
with bright Christmas tree
balls or colored lights.
Gay Doorway Greetings
For your door itself, you
have a choice of dozens of clev
er decorating schemes. If your
door is painted a gay color,
paste oversize snowflakes cut
from paper doilies on it Or, tie
wide ribbons around it to make
it look like a huge Christmas
gift tied with a big bow.
Yuletide scenes can be creat
ed on the door with cut-out fig
ures or can be paintd with
washable poster paints.
If you prefer a aecoration to
hang on the door, there la a
limitless choice of imaginative
ideas.
The favorites seem to be the
evergreen a pray and the
Christmas greens and wire
them together Into a graceful
spray. Wire tiny pine cones in
to it, or center it with a big
greeting card. Tie bunches of
red berries into the spray or
decorate it with colorful mid
get size tree ornaments. But,
always finish your door spray
with a huge bow of bright
Christmas red ribbon.
Holiday-Spirited House
Yuletide decorations through
out the house radiate holiday
cheer and it's tun for the whole
family to help plan and decor
ate. .
Decorate your mantel or the
top of a bookshelf or a table
with Christmas greens and red
berries, an arrangemnt of
white-painted twigs bung with
tiny ornaments, or a heart'
warming creche.
And, always highlight every
Yule decoration with the bright
glow of candlelight! Those gay
red candles dramatize every
arrangement and are available
in all shapes, sizes, and figures.
Merry Christmas Tables
For a long-to-be-remembered
Christmas dinner, add a gay
Yuletide centerpiece. Here,
Gifts You Make Yourself
Reflect Christmas Spirit
Hand -made Imaginative
gifts for Christmas giving
seem to capture the real old
fashioned spirit of the season!
These gifts show'thoughtf ill
ness and reflect the hours
spent in making them and,
are sure to be appreciated!
Start gift making early! En
Joy the warm glow of the
Christmas season for a longer
time as you leisurely plan and
make your gifts.
Hand-made gifts should be
pretty and practical with a
bright note of originality.
Every homemaker needs gay
little bridge sets and you can
make these from 1 yards
of inexpensive cotton! Take
one yard of 36-inch brightly
printed cotton, and simply
pull the threads to fringe the
edge for about one Inch wide.
It is wise to stitch the edge
and then fringe to the stitch
ing. These sets are unusually at
tractive If you use a plain
color for the napkins. Cut
four 12xl2-inch napkins from
two-thirdg of a yard of a har
monizing solid color cotton.
Stitch about one-half inch
from the edge, and then pull
threads- to make a narrow
fringe around the napkins.
. Ir, try printed napkins with
a plain cloth for a clever gift
set.
Cotton, fairly heavy, in a
FOR HER HOLIDAY BRIGHTNESS!
homespun type weave can be
cut and fringed to make at
tractive place mats partica
larly smart done in deep-toned
decorator colors,
Aprons always a welcome
gift can be made quickly
and inexpensively. Especially
nice are the pert, little hostess
style aprons of sheer cotton
trimmed with frilly ruffles.
Rounded and pointed styles
are smart in dress-up aprons
and there are many attractive
patterns available.
For the straight style apron,
simply cut a piece of fabric
about 34-inches wide and 20
inches long. The waist band
should be about. 1 Scinches by
5 inches, folded in half
length-wise and stitched, gath
ering In the apron skirt as you
stitch. Add hemmed apron
ties, about 24-inches long, hem
the apron skirt and lol a
wonderful, colorful gift!
There are dozen of other
gifts you can make: knitted
socki and ties for men (start
early!)' dainty satin sachet
bags of dark terry cloth, pot
holder and gayly emproider-
ed tea towels, to mention only
a few.
And, don't overlook the
grand gift possibilities of
home-made Jams, jellies,
cookies and candy gift
wrapped and sent as fond remembrances!
for the
life .
again, cheery red candles will
star. Form a long, low spray of
greens around the base of the
candles and tuck holly, red ber
ries, or bright ornaments into
the twigs. Or, center your table
with a small Christmas tree,
either real or of glittering plas
tic. Children will love a table
decorated with a miniature
sleigh piled with titty gifts, or
a chorus of candle choir boy.
So, this year give your home
a wonderfully cheery Merry
Christmas air with imaginative
decorations!
Practical Gift
For the G.I.
Yod may think that the
average serviceman or woman
will be "tickled" to receive
your gift, that Just any 111 ole
trinket will do.
Perhaps no group of people
is so finicky about gift than
men and women of the TX.S.
armed force at home and
abroad. They have to be. the
old truism thst "an army
travels light" still applis. And
if the gift isn't something that
really cornea in handy it will
certainly "fall by the way
side." What, then, makes a "prac
cai" gift for the man or wom
an In the service? The usual
gifts of cigarettes, cigars, toilet
preparations are obtained al
most at cost, at their post ex
change and ships' services.
Articles that are hard to
come by include good cigar
ette lighters, always in short
supply, espcially at overseas
stations. If your man is ad
dicted to "exotic" brands of
shaving cream andor lotions,
colognes and other toilet prep
arations, you can ring the bell
with these as service installa
tions rarely stock any but the
most standard brands.
If your man or woman is In
uniform, he or she live by
the clock and a good wrist
watcn is almost a necessity
These, too, are available at
most service store, but often
are in short supply. In any
case, you can bet that a watch
will be most welcome. And
if it's for a man, please, please
see that it has a luminous dial!
Portable radios make per
fect gifts, as do wallets, money
clips, and other "invisible"
jewelry. Gift of candy,
cookies, cakes, nuts well
wrapped to last the journey,
are always welcomed.
In short, a good rule to keep
in mind when buying gifts in
tended for service personnel
in this: can he take it along
conveniently next time he
moves? If he can't forget it!
DECORATIVE TIP
Don't let that broken Christ
mas tree bulb get away with
it! Make it serve it's decorative
purposes anyway and with
out a drain on your budget.
Here' how: Pick up the
fragments with a piece at wet
cotton. Cut atari or other snaz
zy designs from cardboard;
then cover the cut-outs with
shellac.
While shellac is stiU wet,
sprinkle the cut-out with the
fragments, attach atring to
each- one and attach to the
tree.
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AU a-glow fend ready to go Christmas partying
with her hair holiday bright with BLENSOL won
derful shampoo that colors, washes and conditions the hair
In just-about-shampoo time. Give her the "heiress" look
with sparkling pins, earrings and btacelet that boast the
beauty of design and setting of distinctive "precious
(tone . . . here, in the newest "glitter and gold" jewelry
fashion.
Yule Toys Realistic and
Exciting; Great Variety
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Toiletries Suitable
For Children's Gifts
If there are children on your
Christmas list and you are
looking for something a little
unusual to give them, check
the gift ideas In children's
toiletries!
Thi - year, manufacturer
have come out with nuny clev
erly packaged toiletry gift
with a grown-up look that will
delight the youngster. Here
are gift that will capture the
fancy of the small fry and en
courage them In good groom
ing habit.
For little boys, there are
package of bubble bath with
nursery, "space" and cowboy
designs. All children love a
bath that' frothy with bubbles.
Toiletries for little girl are
sheer enchantment for the
youngest glamor girls!
Gift-packaged sets Include
a pure, castile shampoo and
soap, after-the-bath powder,
band lotion, and a dainty ids
grance suitable for a very
young lady ... all excitingly
boxeai
gree F. Remove from heat and
add 1 T. butter or margarine.
Pour mixture over 3 cup of
popped corn, tossing with a
fork until all kernel are coat
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A cross -section of the toy
world reveals a realistic con
cern with things-as-they-are
and will be. Key word with
toy manufacturer thi season
are 'realistic' and futuristic'
DOLLS make exciting news
for every little girl' fancy
from aoft-as-flesh cuddly dolls
that cry and wet, to walking
and talking dolls and, dolls
dressed in every imaginative
costume from bridal gown to
mink coat.
ONE MANUFACTURER
stars four different dolls-with-
a-purpose to teach proper
young ladles the fine points of
hair care, makeup, sewing and
first aid.
THE PLAY-PEN SET give
a rousing hurrah to a complete
menagerie of clever, stuffed
Christmas Legend of
Scandinavian Origin
Our well-loved legend of
Santa Claus coming down the
chimney on Christmas Eve or
iginated in the Scandinavian
countries. Their Christmas
legend is that the Goddess
Hertha appears in the fire
place,, bringing happiness and
good fortune. A jolly old man.
representing good fortune.
comes - down the chimney to
meet her.
Santa Claus appears in vari
ous costumes throughout the
world. However, in most coun
tries, he is a roly-poly old man
with a long white beard, usual
ly dressed in red. Sometimes
this is a long red coat, worn
with a big red hat trimmed
with white fur.
In The Netherlands his red
robe is that of a Bishop and
iSnter Klaus carries a bold
scepter and wears a large jew
eled miter on hi head, while
In other mid-European coun
tries he is dressed In the robes
of apriest.
CHRISTMAS SEALS
The Christmas Seals which
add cheery notes of color to
our packages and letter were
originated in Denmark in 1903
to help raise money for chil
dren's hospitals. Today, Seal
help raise fund for worthy
charities in almost every coun
try.
animals. These go gay In nur
sery-keyed peppermint stripe,
dot, checks, and other de
sign. In safe-color, washable
fabric!
CAREER TOYS" give pur
pose to play thi year as never
before. Young "M.D.'s" will be
thrilled with a 12-piece ambu
lance set, complete with Cad
illac ambulance and assorted
miniature "doctor's" Instruments.
JUNIOR "DENTISTS" and
"nurses" will go for a dental
unit with its toy forceps and
detachable drills.
'SEAT" TOYS are "held
over" thi year in locomo
tives, truck, (pace ships all
done in thrilling miniatures!
Rocker mounted or free-
swinging coil aprlnged 'bron
cs' give young cowboy and
girl a real action ride! -
Little misses will get early
lessons in 'good housekeeping
from the wide variety of home
making toys. She can have a
just-like-mothera range, re
frigerator, vacuum cleaner.
washer, dishes, pots and pan
sewing machine and others.
most of them working models
in miniature! -Newest
trains cross trestles
with muted thunder, trailing
smoke, and with piston-timed
"choo-choos,
Young "Casey Jones" will
thrill to fully-thronged depots.
automatic tatlon - announcer.
and other fabulou railroad
accessories.
JUNIOR'S AUTOMO BILE
will feature take-apart wheels
and tires. Under the hood he
will find a plastic engine with
crankcase and gas tank that
can be filled cr empties, and
the luggage compartment will
contain a full-set of "tools."
EDUCATIONAL TOYS fea
ture Chemistry, Sculpturing,
Ceramic, Mural, Oil Color and
other wits designed for the
child with an artistic flair.
IMAGINATIVE TOYS '
build it-yoursclf gal stations,
factories, amusement parks and
"Space Academies" are a re
cent development that 1 catch
ing on in Juniorville.
SIGNIFICANT in all of Toy-
land is the challenge of newer
toys that stimulate original
thinking and creative doing
as well as the always popular,
traditional toys kids have en-
Joyed through the .passing
year.
Popcorn Balls Fine
For Trimming Trees
The kiddie will love these
edible Christmas tree orna
ments delicious popcorn
balls!
' To make them: Mix H cup
of water with : cup of molasses
and add to 1 cup of sugar and
1 t. salt. Blend together and
cook over low heat until candy
thermometer reaches 240 de-
gres F. Add 1 1 vinegar and 1 1
vanilla and cook until 270 de-
When cool, shape Into ba&g
with buttered hand. Wrap in
waxed paper and colored eello
phane and hang on the Christ-'
ma tree.: ''.' '
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The Largest Selection Ever of:
Candles Gift Wrappings
Decorations for the Tree and Fireplace
Christmas Tallies and Invitations
Party Things Notes and Stationery
In the upstairs store, our most complete show
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is here, foreign language, money enclosure,
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young or old. They are all ready for your selec
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