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Ee. SARZTBR OFCIRS SENAPRERR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, T9357 ~ - : Original Decorations For Christmas Tables Need Not be Expensive ' ' Christmas table decorations need not be elaborate to be effective, and they need not - be expensive to create that festive atmosphere which belongs to this great day of the year. "A few sprays of hemlock, a 'branch or two of pine, a pair of 'ved candles and a bow of cherry rib- bon make a delightful centrepiece whose cost is negligible. Secure a bit of Canadian red holly which is filled with scarlet berries but leaf- Jess and you'll add a special bright touch to it all. ° The florist shops have many rea- dy-made centres which are complete colorful and balanced. They are not @hsily destroyed and stay fresh "and gay right through the Christ mas season, and last for more than one season if carefully stored away. Some of them have bright, artificial holly and all have one or more red candles which may be lighted for the evening meal. Something new this year is a white and silver table. Shining silver is the first requisite, placed on a white cloth, A bowl for the centre with a flower-holder is need- ed. Into this build a miniature clump of Christmas trees, using sprays of hemlock. The shops have a new, little trick this year in the shape of tiny icicles. Hang the hemlock branches thick with these. Build a snowbank about the base .of the bowl using fine, absorbent cotton. A half-dozen white 'mums will furnish the snowballs and lend the substantial touch of white and give at the same time the lovely atmosphere created by the presence of fresh flowers. Now place four jow silver candlesticks at the four corners of the table and insert four long white candles, which are decorated with a tiny bunch of sil- ver holly or mistletoe. These may be tied on with silver ribbon. Scat- ter artificial snow, mica flakes, over the cotton and the tree and prepare place cards tied at the corners with bunches of silver holly or mistletoe. You will like the result. The whiteness outside on Christ mas Day, if it is white, makes us look for the reds which are so ef- fective with white. The greens we have in our evergreen trees. Here is a table which the housekeeper who is close to the woods can make with only a few candles and a bunch of ribbon. Choose a glass bowl and put into a sturdy flower- holder. Put pine branches thickly into it. The red berries of Cana- dian holly are effective. The Brit- ish berry will soon be here to use. With this not so much green is re- quired. Place a bow of ribbon on the pine and stand four red can- "dies around it and the table is yeady. If it is a long table place some red candles at the opposite corners of the table, and tie a small "punch of red ribbon to each candle stick. Holly also may be placed flat on the cloth beneath a candle stick. A table may be done with red candles and silver - candelabra alone, with some of the hemlock placed flat down the centre of the white cloth. One more table which uses fresh cut flowers, which are the least ex- vensive at Christmas time, that is the narcissus, should be mentioned. Place the greens thickly in a bowl with a holder and insert the long stems of the marcissus, which should be wired by the florist, at in- tervals. The white, red and green make a harmonious trio, And then there are decorations which one can make to please the children. A toy Santa Claus with 2 pack on his back, lends himself most agreeably to the table centre idea. Fill the pack with bits of holly and greens. Build the baer up with cotton snow and sprinkle the 'whole with mica diamond dust. Don't forget a candle or two, for these may be lighted to change the whole effect for the evening meal. Card Idea - 50 Years Old The first Christmas card was printed in Great Britain about half a century ago. The first one sold being that of a picture of six little girls on a golden background. The idea of a Christmas card seems to have originated from a birthday card that John Calcott Horsley made for Sir Henry Cole about 1845. The artist's work was later used with some changes by Sir Henry 2s a Christmas greeting. Some years ago a copy of Hors ley's card, which had a sale of 1,000, realized 50 pounds at an auc- tion. The extent to which the sending of Christmas cards has grown is almost beyond comprehension. Many materials such as bone, cork, silk, ivory, metal, glass, linen, have been utilized for the manufacture of greeting cards. Many Christmas cards are costly, but after all the deepest sentiment and the most beautiful greeting is sometimes found in the simplest form of card. Some think the Christmas greet- ing card is a descendant of the "school pieces" or "Christmas pilec- es" popular in England in the first half of the 19th century--sheets of writing paper with designs in pen and ink with copperplate headings. Although the first Christmas card proper appears to have been issued around 1846, it was not until 1862 that the custom of card-sending ob- tained any foothold. The most costly Christmas card was prepared at the order of an Indian prince for presentation to a lady of high rank whom he ad- mired. It measured twelve inches by ten, and required six months in- cessant work by the artists who made it. It was valued at more than two and a half million dollars. Forty elephants were killed before KARN'S DRUG STORE King St. E. Op. P.O. Phone 78 tusks of exactly the right quality were obtained to yield the thin ivory necessary for this card. Four of the most talented artists to be found in India were set'to work. Their task was to reproduce on this tiny surface no fewer than ten thousand scenes from the life of the Hindu prophet, Buddha. Round the edge of the masterpiece, to form a frame for the artists' pic tures, forty-four:of the finest dia monds were set.--E.D.H. PREPARF CHOICE CHRISTMAS FARE ON GRAND SCALE C.N.R. Chefs Particularly Proud of Christmas Pudding Montreal, Dec. 15.--Setting a good example to harassed Cana- dian housewives Canadian Nation- al .Rallways' chefs have ndt only done their Christmas shopping early but have even got their Christmas pudding well under way in order that they shall be well boiled and nicely matured when the festive week comes around. Latest reports from the Dining Car and Hotels Department indi- cate that, as in previous years, nurchases of the essentially Christmas edibles have again been on a grand scale. Where the average head of a family buys his turkey by the pound, the com- missariat department of the rail- way buys in hundreds of pounds or even tons. Thus, for the tables of the Canadian National Rall ways hotels and dining cars this year will be required no less than 10,000 pounds of Turkey, or five tons, or a third alternative, approximately, 1,000 birds, Quite a respectable lake could pe made with the mince meat re quired for these same tables. This year the railway will require 6, 000 pounds of this commodity or well over 500 gallons, and of cranberries for jelly and sauce about 2,000 pounds. Hundreds of pounds of fruit and nuts of all kinds are also needed for the week of December 25th. Chefs of the Canadian Nation- al Railways are particularly proud of their Christmas plum pudding which is made from a recipe which originated in the Old Coun- try and has been in the family of one of the railway officials for eaveral hundred years. This year 4,000 pounds of plum pudding have been made, most of it to be served as individual portions. In the making the chefs have had to mix together the following ingre- dients: ue 500 pounds of raisins; 1,000 pounds of currants; 500 pounds of chopped suet; 500 pounds of brown sugar; 250 pounds of hreaderumbs; 125 pounds of flour; 250 large carrots grated: 500 tablespoonfuls of ground gin- rgér; 750 teaspoonfuls of cinna- mon: 45 pounds of allspices; 500 nutmegs; 125 pounds of citron: 125 pounds of candied lemon peel. In addition to the usual Christ. mas turkey, the Canadian Nation- al Railways will serve on their Aining 'vars running out of Toron. to and between Montreal and To- ronto during Christmas week heef from the prize animals at this year's Royal Stock show at Toronto. A quantity of this meat has also been secured for use at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ot- tawa. WREATHS OF HOLLY BERRIES KEEP OUT OLD WITCHES The wreath of holly combines beth pagan and Christian signi- ficarce. It is closely allled with the crown of thorne, the red ber- of Blood. Holly was sald to be hateful to witches and was there- ore placed on doors and windows to keep them out. In England the holly first brought into the house was said to be a sign of who would rule the house for the ensuing year, the hugband or the wife, DELICACY? rravellers tell of Christmas feasts given by the mandarins of Turkestan at which the principal delicacies are nowly-born white mice. These dipped In trecale and swallowed whole (alive) like an oyster, are reckoned by those wl) like them very tasty. The game authority is fond of des- cribing ithe great annual feast of priests and pilgrims at Lhas- sa. The chief feature is soup f-om a vat 20 feet across, and the meal begins vhen the most venerable of the priests delivers an oration from the edge of the vat and dives in, ~TORONTO It's Not Too Laie For Delivery This Week! Phone 35 and we will gladly send to your home our large sample book containing hundreds of samples of new designh including the All Canadian Artists Series. Our prices are extremely moderate and the quality of our work cannot be surpassed As the end of the year approaches you will be requiring inventcry sheets, transfer cases, files and filing supplies. Let us supply your office requirements, UNDY - GOODFELLOW PRINTING CO., LTD. 4 09) ries probably representing drops | Men's $2.00 Pyjamas Now Selling for $1.00 Christmas Gifts for Men and Boys, Best Values in Oshawa. Please Shop Early. Men's $3.50 Shirts "Regal" brand, woven Broadcloth, In rich satin stripe designs. Neat dressy patterns with 2 collars. 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