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to the lower corners. _ emphasize RIGIGIE NEARER IEICE IR IRIEIEIE IE ERIE EIS III Lights On For Xmas At least once a year the average' householder has a chance to ex- press his indivduality and decor- ative skill for the world to see and, perchance, to admire. He de- cides +d decorate the outside of| his house for Christmas .. . or en- ters'a community Christmas light- ing contest. Anyone faced with the challenge of lighting the exterior of a home this year, and feeling a bit 'un- sure -about where to start, need: have.no cause for despair. Lighting specialists» have some _ simple guides to help plan and analyze a display. Surveying the house and grounds, it is a general rule that four main areas require decoration: The tree, windows, doors -and general ex- terior (roof, lawn, shrubs); Take them 'one at a time. The tree : To outline a tree, one light per square foot is required. To deter- mine exactly how many lights a tree requires, multiply its height by its width (measure at bottom of tree) by 1%. For example, if a tree is 6 feet by 4 feet, it needs 6 x 4 x 1% = 36 lights to outline; it properly. To achieve solid, mass lighting, double that number. Precautions should be taken not to exceed this figure. More than 72- lights on a 6' x 4 tree would make it gaudy. The Tree Not -all-Christmas trees are per- fectly symmetrical eones. Some are short and squat; others are downright skinny. But their short- comings can be disguised with a little lighting "'know-how". If a tree is short and stocky, hang' strings of lights from the top in ' straight vertical lines. This makes the tree look taller. Good for all trees that aren't symmeét- rical, too. If a tree is thin, spiral two sets of strings, one running from left to right, the other from right to left. The result is a cross- hatch that gives a tree body. When a tree is tall and symmetrical, its line by hanging lights horizontally in a series of even loops or drapes. «Some tips;. A. tree ~purchased well before Christmas should have the bark removed from the bot- tom and be kept in a bucket of water. This reduces the fire haz- ard, and Mom won't have to spend her time picking off needles. When decorating the tree work from the top down, never from the bottom up. Windows In decorating a window, its arch- itectural design should be kept in mind, as well as the overall light- ing treatment planned for the rest of.the exterior and the decorations visible through the window. A large picture window at the front of the house can be a natural frame for an indoor Christmas tree. The obvious -- and best -- lighting decoration is simply to outline the window with strings of light. No interior tree visible through the window? Drape strings from a lighted star at the top center, down Such a de- sign makes a "framing'"' pattern for lighted candles or wreaths in- side the window. If a window is regulation size, two strings of lights With a star at their apex form a pleasing frame for a light- ed wreath, tying the entire win- dow decoration into one unit. Ex- tend the lights to the outer edge of the shutters for a wider lighting pattern. "In the case of a two-storey home, interest and sparkle can be added by filling second-storey - window boxes with "lighted flowers" and boughs of greens..To make the flowers, lighting specialists sug- gest fastening petal-like reflectors and placing them behind colored bulbs to give a more realistic ef- fect. Either 25-watt or 10-watt bulbs can be. used in- outdoor sockets. Prop the bulbs in position with wire. Complete the 'boxes with feathery, sprays of Scotch pine. Garage doors often present a decorating problem. If a garage adjoins the house or is loeated near enough to be part of the decorat- ing 'theme, it can provide 'a per- fect background for..a cut-out fig- ure of a jolly Santa. Hide a 150- watt outdoor spotlight in a nearby tree, experts advise, and aim it on St. Nick. General Exterior: : The house and lawn -- thar' where an amateur decorator can really let himself go. Whether it's a stealthy Santa climbing down the chimney or:a smiling snowman guarding the doorway, they can provide just the right highlight for an outdoor display. Iiuminated pieces: made of plas- tic, metal or glass, are -available in the stores and range from orna- ments a few inches high to lighted figures several feet tall for use 'in the yard or. for mounting on the sides or roof of the house. Use flood and spot lamps to:emphasize them. =- Doors Since Christmas is traditionally a time for getting together, the question - of - making -- doorways places of glowing welcome should be considered. A simple but pro- fessional result can be achieved with new strip lighting and house- hold aluminum foil. Crush long strips of foil to cover the door frame and staple in place. Strips of colored lights can be tacked on to this "foil frame." The front door itself can be decorated with jolly snowmen cut from wrapping paper. For background, pine branches. and white-tipped cones tied with red ribbons:to the inner front door may be used. Another idea. compliment friends on-th ir choite of Christ- mas cards by using them as part of a festive holiday doorway. Tack them helter-skelter to a door and} "wrap" the door itself as a gift package with wide plastic or oil- cloth streamers to which a large bow is stapled. Finish off with a 150-walt projector spotlight in an outdoc.r-type holder placed several feet away to focus attention on the arrangement. But the lamps should be concealed: so that only the beam. is visible from the street. : Outlining the pleasing architec- tural lines of a home with string" lighting is another suggestion. For greater effectiveness, lay three separate strings of outdoor lights on the ground and stagger them so that sockets and bulbs are. about six inches -- rather than the usual 18 inches -- apart. Tape them to- gether with weatherproof electrical tape. If planning to use them in the same location next year, hang the strings from permanent screw eyes or hooks. Tape wire to pre- vent rubbing against hooks, which should be close enough together to keep wires from hitting the house. : An upstairs porch can become the high point in outdoor decora- tions. Try placing a masonite or commercial wallboard cut-out fig- ure of Santa on a ladder securely anchored to the roof. A 150-watt geht ti i IC ICRI EINE CE ENE ENT SIC EN RS hope that the joy of the "WHORLEY FLORIST OS 2-3711 / Vege sooo noonomo a DD DDD DD DARED Da DDAAADRAADDO DIATE EC ea ft is our sincere first Christmas + og Lb hl bale ee det al we le i -thalls ALARA je a a eevee icici ic wie c hoe ane elaicicera ree ae ne eeu CKR hee RCE OCR PAR. spotlight will highlight the arrangement. If a home has an|, outside.area unbroken by "windows, take advantage of it! Use one 'of the commercial "Santa with sleigh 'and reindeer" cut-out now on the market. Silhouette -- and enlarge it with a 150-watt projector floodlight. Symmetrical shrubs or grace- ful bushes planted close together, or in hedgerows, : may be effective- ly decorated with joined string sets strung horizontally. 'Trees and 'bushes -- growing' separately look best when decorated individ- ually. ' @ne 'note of caution: While tak- ing part in the gayest season 'of the year, the home-owner should remember that he is dealing with an unknown -- electricity. Christmas treé 'electric lighting equipment bears a Canadian Stand- ards Association label marked for] indoor and outdoor use. Be sure not to use a set labelled for indoors when decorating outside a home. Follow wiring instructions 'careful- } ly to prevent the possible overload- ing of circuits. Inspect all- cords, as well as other holiday lighting equipment, before each season's' use. Repair' or replace if damaged -- for safety's sake! ls Christmas Oldest Of Xmas Festivals? This most widely-observed holi- day of modern times is not the oldest of Christian festivals. The keeping of Epiphany preceded observance of Christmas. Decem- ber 25 was made a church feast about 336 A.D. Various historians have set the time of the actual birth of Jesus, to. dates corresponding to our pre- sent: January 6, March 25, May 20, April 19 or 20, November 17, etc. Christmas has been celebrated on more «than one hundred different days of the year. Adoption of December 25 was favored in the early church be- 'eause it corresponded 'to' the Ro- man Saturnalia or celebration of the winter solstice. Its establish- ment assisted in conversion of the! observance of the pagan festival into a Christian-occasion. Pope Gregory I, surnamed: the Great; enjoined missionaries not toa destroy -such pagan-customs as were innocent and could be woven into the fabric of Christian cere- mony: All the festivities of the win- ter solstice were absorbed in the' observance of Christmas Day in the course of time. The Romans practised exchanging gifts at the Saturnalia. Pagans decked their with evergreens, 'mistletoe in Druid times. These green plants were naturally re- garded with awe in an otherwise bare winter season. UEULNEREIE YE NEVIZIZ IE IAIN ENE LE 4 SSS ee ea SSSA S: 7 ASRS eee eae eee en O., harks and best wishes for a very happy holiday season to all of you whose patronage we value so highly. Great West Life Assurance Wilf Bailey Bebe BiB De Dee BeBe De Bee By BeBe BeBe De Bese BeBe Bee Be Be De BeBe Be ee Bee eee Be BTR S 2-3164 -316 Haileybury® | TERIA TEES ae) holly and} Thursday, December 25, 1958 Egyption Pioneers Study Time The Egyptians were probably the first to develop any. "exact" me- thod of calculating time-about 4,000 B. C. they devised a "calen- dar." The Christian era begins on Jan- uary 1, in' the middle of the fourth The Haileyburian Page 15 758rd year of the building of Rome and in the 4714th year of the Ju- lian period. The Jewish calendar reads 5717 in relation to 1956 A.D., since ac- cording to Jewish dogma and tradi- tion the Creation antedated the birth of Christ approximately 3, 761 years. The Jewish calendar was adopted during the 15th cen- tury. Use of the notation A.D. (year of our Lord) was inaugurated in 879 by Charles III of Germany, OS 2-5242 "GORTINS. To one and all, our best wishes for a happy holiday. RUTH'S BEAUTY SALON amnaonin nao D DDD DDRDIRAIDDDNDDDDAANDIEOASSDDADDI iGPRMSPEREPEN MAURIE ERNE IRPE NEE NERE RANE EEE IRENE REIN NE ENE Ett EIR Haileybury Se Bie AT PUR EI a ELS aa & EVENLY tec mi cain NRT TE HEATING penromeonenceceureciroceect SYNE VENUE NE VENEER NEUE VEE UE VE UNE UE EE UIE ENE REE NEUE EERE PEPE ETE HEURES A. C. 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