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Copyright 1*11 bjr 1. J, Itobfnson.
® T Is a pity that'tbs lolly ca*
tom of welcoming tlio Christ
mas tree Into tho bouse with
great ^eremeny and merry
making has fallen Info disuse.
Our great-great-grandfathers,
we are told, set ont several days be
fore Christmas behind Old Dobbin,
who kicked up bis heels, frivo
lously, flinging back soft feathers
of snow onto tho sleigh full of
noisy youngsters, to how down a sturdy
evergreen that was hauled home and
Into the huge kitchen In great state.
Now, alas, we have no Old Dobbins,
nor troops of youngsters, nor forests
of evergreens around the corner. So
tho grocery boy smuggles our flat-
sire Christmas tree Into the basement,
and on Christmas eve Father and
Mother work till midnight trimming
It, while wistful Willie and longing
Lucy peer over the balustrade until
sent back to bed.
Bren If yon prefer that the chil
dren first behold the tree only In nil
Its glittering, bedizened glory, 1st them
help n little In decorating the house,
and oven In fashioning little trinkets
that will help ont In trimming up the
tree. Kindergarten, heads,.that may
be taught for five and ten cents a-box,
In all the bright colors, when strong
on One wire, are an effective decoration
that little fingers may make. All man
ner of tiny lanterns may be ent ont
from gilt colored paper, and nuts may
be glided and tied with gilt cord so
that they can bo suspended from the
tree.
When one docs not feel like spend
ing s great deal on the expensive, tin
sel baubles with which to trim a tree,
there are numerous little home-mndc
articles that will answer-every pur
pose. Dolls made of tissue paper and
dolls made from cotton batting will de
light the little tots. The letter arc
tied Into sbapo with red wool, and
have quaint little faces Inked on.
Snowy popcorn fastened to tho ends of
the treo twigs with a pin tbrongb
each kernel, makes the tree look as
though It were bursting Into little
blossoms
In decorating the house with wreaths
and holly sod other Christmas greens,
you will find that massing the trim
will produce better effects than scat
tering sprays nnd bunches about aim
lessly. Remove all the small orna
ments from the mnntlo shelf, for In
stance, and All two big vases or Jars
with twigs of holly. If there Is a pict
ure above the mantle, carry a rope of
laurel about the frame, and If it Is
an oval frame, or mirror,' perhaps,
cross the laorcl at the top and let tho
ends fall to the corners of the mnntle.
Ray windows adapt themselves beau
tifully to graceful decoration. One at
tractive manner Is to bang a wreath
In tho center of each window, and out
line the side draperies with laurel
which should extend ncrors the top of
the windows also. Strands of Inyrel
used to drnpo back portiere or curtatba
add n gala touch. Wreaths hung nt
regular Intervals from the balustrade
of the stairway by wide red ribbons
will brighten tho ball wonderfully. A
simple treatment for the dining room
Is to lay a rope of Inurdl about tho
plate rail, carrying it up over tho
doors and windows. Wreaths of laurel
hung on the walls In each spaco left
by the doors and windows will add
greatly to the effect.
The Christmas dinner table affords
unlimited opportunity for cnri-yi.ig out
elerer Ideas, that range from tin- sim
ple pyramid of polished fruit riling
from a wreath of greens, to the repre
sentation of jolly old Kris Krlnglo
alighting on n snow covered roof with
bis reindeers and pack of toys.
A doll dressed up like a tiny Santa
Claus with prodigious cotton whiskers
and ample cotton girth beneath n scar
let coat makes an amusing centerpiece
when seated on a little sleigh almost
burled In cotton 'snow, generously
sprinkled with diamond dust At each
place- a cardboard sleigh filled with
green and red candles would be pretty,
and the red candles might have shades
cut from red cardboard In the shape of
bells.
A great deal can be done with crepe
paper, which conies printed with an
all-over design In holly, with St. Nich
olas flying aver the snow In his sleigh,
wtlh" big wreaths of holly, or sprays of
polhofttla, with red nnd gqld Christ
mas bells, and In many other appro
priate designs.
A very successful table that had tho
holly-wreath paper draped nbout tho
edge so that the table seemed -to be
euclrded with hanging wreaths, had
for a oenterpleco a great hunch of
wblto carnations with a holly wreath
around tho bottom of the vase. At
each place the plnte rested on a dolly
that hod been made by cutting out the
wreaths from the paper. Crepe paper
was also used for tho candle shades.
It was first mounted on heavy paper,
lined with red tissue paper, nnd strips
about five Inches wide laid In plaits
enough to form a full shade. Red rib
bon was run through (ho top to hold
these plaits In place.
A pretty star trimming ,for the cen
ter of tho tnblo was arranged with
the aid of a hoop suspended from the
chandelier. This booji was wound
with tinfoil and a' perfect snotver of
silver stars fell from It, held by fine
wires. Tho star motive was easily
carried out In the almond cups, tho
candle shades, the shape of the bread
nnd butter, tho salad with Its stars of
red beets, and the candles nnd nuts
served on plates with star shaped
dollies.
If tho children are to hare a little
table to themselves on Christmas day,
or If thej- are given a holiday party,
they are sure to bo delighted with the
following decoration. Build a good-
sized mound of cotton In, tho center ot
the table to slmulnto a rugged hill,
sprinkling it plentlfnlly with mica.
Bits of twigs from the Christmas treo
will serve for tiny trees. Dress small
dolls In plain little scarlet coats, set
scatJct caps—formed of two triangular
pieces stitched together—rakishly on
their bends, nnd fasten them In gro
tesque positions onto little sleds, upon
whJch they appear to be coasting down
hill. The candles should be Inclosed
In black matboard, and the shades,
with .a little trouble may bo rnndo
from the matboard and red tissue
paper, so -that they look like old-
fashioned lamp posts.
A simpler',Idea fa the use of little
red stdcklngs 1 'for decoration. Thcro
may be festooned nbout the edge of the
tnblo nnd bnng from a hoop wound
with lanrcl suspended over the table.
Little doll's stockings nt eac. place
might contain odd gifts for each child.
DISTRIBUTING CimiSTHAS GIFTS.
Bo sure that no way of distributing
the Christmas gifts will ever produce
quite the same amount of mirth-and
mystery ns tho tlmo honored method
of clapping a flowing beard onto
Fattier or Uncle Bill, upholstering him
with all the pillows In the lujuse,
smothering him In a red salt trimmed
with eiderdown and slinging over bit
shoulder a huge bag overflowing with
packages.
A snow man may also bo depended
upon to send the children off Into
ecstnclcs of glee, and add to tho gen
eral hilarity of the occasion. Moke
him a loose suit of white cotton bat
ting, and a mask of tbe same. He
should wear white gloves nnd an old
stove pipe ha^ -perched perilously on
his cotton hair, and should be
sprinkled liberally with diamond'dust
Suggest that ho display his histrionic
abilities, even In so bumblo a role as
snowman, nnd his stiff, awkwardness
should Insure his howling success.
A pretty way to indicate where the
gifts of each member of th-> family
may be found Is to place a card bear
ing the name nnd greetings within a
wreath of holly, from which a long
satin ribbon falls to the pile of gifts
on' tho table or floor below. - . .
A N Jolly wny to distribute the pres
ents is to have some one fish them .out
of n huge stocking that has been made
from red cambric and trimmed with
holly,.and Into which all tbo gifts have
boon put as they wore sent to the
bouse, og ns they were finished by
members of tlio family. A big uox cov
ered with crepo paper nnd made festive
with wreaths or holly will answer the
same purpose.
A clover woman surprised tbo fnmllj
on Christmas morning by throwing
open the library door, and disclosing
nny number of little gifts that rp-
pcarod to bo banging by slender
threads from the celling. A glance
upward showed the snmo number of
red and green toy bnloons, clinging
snugly to the celling and holding aloft
the little packages.
tire satisfaction.
wi»nes as 10 ueiaus oi
work arc gladly adopted, so that a customer may derive the double
satisfaction of possessing a thoroughly fashionable creation that also
possesses more or less of her own individuality.
Si'.no of th«' best families In the city are among my patrons and
their patronage .speaks for my reliability, which is a very important
matter to consider.
I also make Fur Coats. Fur Opera Capes and Fur gets to ap«.
• i;i] nivi. r, assuring you of superior style, workmanship and finish.
I mean to bold your trade—not merely to get it—and I know I
can achieve this end.
ATLANTA FUR PARLOR
Atlanta's Exclusive Furrier
NAT PEARLMA'N, Manager
J
J. REGENSTEIN CO.
HOLIDAY SPECIALS
Ladies’ Coat Suits
Ladies’ ainid Misses’ Coats
$35.00 to $45.00 Values
HANDSOME FURS--EXTRA VALUES
Ladies fine furs; Sets, Muffs and Neckpieces.
| Beautiful black sets—all prices from $8.75 a set up to
$1.50 a set. Just the thing for a fine Xmas present.
SUGGESTIONS—SILK and CHIFFON
WAISTS—SILK PETTICOATS-DRESSES
-SKIRTS AND FUR COATS.
We are showing’ great values m fine Neckwear,
Veils, Handkerchiefs and Hosiery for the Holi
days.
The Easy Way to Solve That
Gift Problem Is the Kodak Way
Every one who loves pictures will appreciate a gift that
means pleasure all the year—the pleasure of taking pictures
and having a picture story of personal interest. Here are
two Kodak gift suggestions:
No. 1-A Folding Pocket Kodak
For pictures 2Vsx4^—loads and unloads in daylight.
Price $12.00 •
No. 3-A Folding Pocket Kodak
For rectangular pictures 3>4x-
414; has double combination.
Rapid Rectilinear lens and Kodak
ball-bearing shutter, An attrac
tive and thoroughly practical
Kodak. -
Price
$20.00
The V.olland Art Publications
Form a great part of our Christmns plans. Make selections for
unique and original gifts.
GLENN PHOTO STOCK CO.
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Gifts You Can Make from Postcards
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Copyright 1911 by I. J. Robinson.
ICTURE postcards have been
like a delightful vice that “we
first endured, pitied, then em
braced." We were Inclined to
regard the first crude output
of them ns make-shifts for
the lazy and picture enrds for tho chil
dren. Little by little they got in their
Insidious work—they were such blessed
time-savers, they were such inexpensive
souvenirs for the folks at home, they
were such suggestive .mementos of
travel! And now we have found that
there is no end to their uses, and we
* buy them by the cartload.
Here are Just a few ways in which
you may utilize them for attractive, in.
expensive Christmas gifts, that require
very little time to make.
First, If you have a friend wbo Is an
Invalid, or if you wish to remember
tome elderly person wbo does not get
out often, be sure nothing will delight
them more than a judiciously chosen
pack of postcards, all stamped, and tied
op with bright ribbons. Select a few
cards, with birthday and Now Year
grettlnga on, several with messages of
friendship and the rest bearing scones
of the home town. These will bo a
boon to anyone who is confined to the
house, and dislikes to bother others
about small matters. A dozen blotters,
with a scenic card and a little calendar
Ay* , y* . on each one makes also an In-
AUllSUTSllSly OCOB*glflL titles gift Or ono may prepare a
teto Co
1 backs of twelve postcards the montblj
calendar, and sending one on the drst
ot each month, to the shut-in.
Indeed, there Is no end to the variety
of calendars one may fashion with t t{
aid of cards—calendars for the person
with a hobby, be It cats, dogs, batbln*.
bontlng, babies, or the ort-or-ooors-
calcndars of almond-eyed Jap girl*-
court-plastered Gainsborough beauties
Watteau ehepardesses, end ath!e |lf
maids—and calendars of cheer-up phil
osophy served a la carte.
The girl with neat and nimble fingers
may make pretty postcard candle
shades, having four, five, even sir
sides, with nny of these beauties set
Into the alternate panels. Water col
or paper, passepartout In color* nnl1
gilt, and thin boiled starch or Hbrsrj
glue are all the materials required.
glance at the postcard rack will
gest many combinations. For a msne
room there are the bright colored bind
ing scenes, with which black or red
pacsepartout should be used. A H* t,e
shade for the electric light la the nur
sery, of the cunning little Dutch fig
ures, mounted on white paper with blu«
to bind It, would be pretty.
Charming passepartout pictures awl
also be made, by mounting a row 0
cards onto colored cardboard In
suttablo shade—tbo hunting acmes on
scarlet, for Instance, tho athletic ■" r ‘J
on tbo college colcr. (lie Jnpnre-e card*
on a wlstarla-Ilke shade, and the W*
and white Gslr-l Brough ladles oa d u ‘