For the dining room many bright and appropriate appointments may be purchased ready to use. The table below, except for the candle shades and Jack Horner pie (or centerpiece), shows all stock goods.

Poinsettia Table: Lunch Set No. X190, Place Cards No. 285, Bon Bon Boxes No. X53. Candle Shades: White Crepe Paper No. 11 pasted on cone-shaped White Mat Stock No. 13, with border of White Crepe Paper Icicles, applique design cut from Napkins No. X927, and edge of Red Crepe No. 81. Jack Horner Pie: Circle of white cardboard 14 inches in diameter covered with crushed White Crepe No. 11 or cotton. Trees cut from Seasonable Border No. X3, mounted on White Mat Stock No. 13. Bend in middle and glue three trees together at bend around a central No. 9 Wire. Run wire through cardboard base and fasten erect by Gummed Cloth Tape No. 3. Cut two similar figures of Santa Claus from Crepe No. X957, outline one with No. 9 Wire, leaving 1 1/2 inches of each end to insert in cardboard base. Pad with crepe and paste edges of both Santas together. Gather Brown Crepe Paper No. 71 for bag. Fill with small favors. A second white cardboard base will cover all wire ends.

The Bell Flower Place Card (shown separately above): Make three small bells, graduated sizes, of Red Crepe Paper No. 81 (directions on page 13). Attach to stems of Wire No. 9. Wind stems with Green Crepe Paper No. 46, inserting a few leaves, and stand in small flower pot, using Dark Brown Crepe No. 72 for filling. Attach a small place card with red ribbon.

The Dining Room

There are several unusual features in the decorated table below, but follow the directions carefully and you can easily reproduce them. The bright little red birds, perched on the glasses, are very effective - not hard to make either, just crepe paper and peanuts.

Snowball and Holly Table: Table Cover No. 5. Ruffled runner of Red Crepe No. 81, tiny snowballs on ends (see page 13). Paper Plates No. 800, Crepe Paper Napkins No. X926. Serving cups of Green No. 46 and White No. 11 Crepe Paper on No. 2 Cups, with holly berry trimming. Red Bird Place Cards made by applying red crepe paper to peanuts, with black crepe-covered wire for legs and for attaching to glasses.

Snowball Jack Horner: Wire frame 15 inches in diameter as diagram No. 2 on page 9. Attach by wire and Gummed Cloth Tape No. 3 to base of cardboard 7 1/2 inches in diameter. Fill frame with gifts and run red ribbons through frame and later through covering. Cover frame and standard with crushed White Crepe No. 11. Dust with Mica Snow. Trim with holly and red crepe bow. Run ribbons to serving cups.

Use Santa Cut-out No. 288 in small frosted cake and serve on red-rimmed Paper Plate No. 601. It's a pleasing innovation. (Illustrated separately above.) Cut-outs may also be used in puddings, ices and fruit.

Table Decorations

More Jack Horner Pies (Or Centerpieces) And Serving Gups

Festoon Tree: Wind tree of No. 9 Wire with Green Festoons No. G6. Insert in round cardboard form, pushing trunk wires through bottom, spreading out and fastening with Gummed Cloth Tape No. 3. Cover and fill cardboard form with ruffled Red Crepe No. 81. Decorate tree with colored crepe paper balls, stars and tinsel.

Poinsettia Serving Cup: Cover No. 2 Cup form with two strips of Red Crepe No. 81 and a narrower strip of Green No. 46, cut in sharp points. Attach to cup Poinsettia Cut-out No. 289.

Wiseman Serving Cup: On star of Red Mat Stock No. 11 place red crepe covered Serving Cup No. 2. Attach to front of cup silhouette of man on camel. Attach to back, silhouette of palms. Cut both from Black Mat Stock No. 12.

Santa and Snowballs Jack Horner: Wrap a gift for each guest in a snowball (see page 13). Cut from cardboard a circle 18 inches in diameter. Sew on border of Holly Vine No. 1. Pile snowballs on circle. Apply Mica Snow. Cut Santa from Crepe Paper No. X968. Run No. 15 Wire on back from head through cardboard base, fastening with gummed cloth tape.

Candle and Poinsettia Centerpiece: Cover and line round cardboard shape, 9 inches in diameter, with puffed Green Crepe No. 46. In center fasten green crepe covered pasteboard tube. Cut and wire long poinsettia petals from Red Crepe No. 81. Group around tube. Trim edge of box with holly vine. Add red candle with maline bow. Favors may be placed in box if desired.