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Natural greenery brightens up the hone
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly,"
commands this cheerful Christmas carol ...
and no wonder! Natural greenery, swagged
and splashed throughout your house, bright-
ly accented with red berries and bows,
creates a festive feeling unmatched for its
fresh beauty and fragrance!
For a dazzling decorating effect, drape
greenery on fireplace mantels, shelves,
1 chandeliers, walls, stairways, around win-
dows and doors! Illuminate with dancing
candlelight everywhere! Trim a tree with
gdy ornaments and glittering lights! The
classic beauty of greenery; candles and a
tree makes it appropriate anywhere from a
casual family room to an elegant liv-
ingroom!
With pruning shears and lightweight wire
you can mold sprigs of balsam, cedar, box-
wood, laurel and holly into garlands, ropes
and wreaths ... then trim with ornaments,
pine cones and ribbon. Or, you can purchase
green roping from florists and nurseries.
Also popular is "everlasting" manufac-
tured greenery which gives an authentic
visual effect and can be used from year to
year.
There's more than one way to trim a
house for the holidays! Your house can glow
with the joy of folk art and crafts ... the
elegance of silver, crystal and china • ... or
the excitement of a modern motif !
From now until Christmas, or while
quantities last, we'll give you a beautiful
Esmond Monterey blanket absolutely free,
when you open ,either a high . interest
savings-chequing account or a daily
interest passbook account at our new
branch in Goderich.
For Savings-chequing...
'200. or 'more will qualify as "savings:,
chequing" and interest will be calculated
on the minimum monthly balance and will
be credited to your account /twice a
year...June 30 and Dec. 31.
If Daily Interest interests you...
'1,000 or more deposited and maintain-.
will start to earn daily interest, credited to
your Account monthly.
It's your choice...Either way you get
everything you need in one convenient
account...you get the Blanket right on the
spot...and your money starts earning
interest immediately.
Come it, today and open a 1-Account...get
your free Esmond Monterey blanket, and
Savings Chequing or Daily Interest. Get to
know the friendly people at Standard.
*WHILE QUANTITIES LAST
Plan your decorating with a theme: tradi-
tional, country, ethnic, Victorian, religious,
Santa Claus, abstract, etc. Within any ma-
jor theme, feature your individual style,
talents and preference: plants, candles, one
dominant color, fruit and nuts, collections
such as dolls and birds, needlework, pain-
ting, craft and woodworking talents.
Prepare your decorating schedple by first
surveying trimmings yoUruse fr6m year to
year. Then, make a list of new items to pur-
chase or make. Holiday decorating bouti-
ques are everywhere: florist shops; drug,
hardware, book, craft and department
stores; also, church and club bazaars.!
There's a splendid selection of magical
creations available from colorful and cute to
magnificent: trees, ornaments, trimmings
and lights - garlands, ropes and wreaths -
Nativity scenes - figurines - Santa Claus aid
sleighs - wall hangings - centrepieces -
candles and oil lamps - flowers plants -
mistletoe!
Tradition, taste and inventiveness will in-
fluence the way you use these objects to
make your decorating a personal expression
of your style!
Decide on a date to majce decorating a
holiday happening that involves your fami-
ly! A tree trimming party complete with
mulled beverage and cookies is a friendly,
fun -filled festivity!
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size. Machine washable. Choice of colours ..blue,
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Helpful
holiday
home hints
Your Christmas Tree: the glittering jewel
your decorating theme! Most families use
ornaments passed down from generation to
generation, a ritual which evokes precious
memories. Different effects can be achieved
by using all one color lights or bows and
flocking the tree with "snow". •
For a small space, a live holly tree
planted in a basket, trimmed with tiny white
lights, is a stunning spectacle! Or make a
miniature tree by pushing sprigs of
greenery into a cone-shaped foam base and
trim with small ornaments.
Candles & Oil Lamps: Mood setting, soft
candle and lamplight creates an intimate
and gracious atmosphere! Group candles
for a dramatic effect ... create a festival of
fire by nestling several large red candles of
varying heights as a centrepiece. Another
way to achieve an enchanting effect inex-
pensively is to put water, oil and a wick in
wide juice glasses and place sparkle
throughout your house.
Front Door: A festive wreath highlighted
with garlands of green around door and on
railings is the traditional symbol of
welcome! For an elegant theme, spray
cones silver and adorn the wreath with
silver ribbon. A holly and pine cone circle
makes a wonderful natural wreath.
Holiday Table: A centrepiece with
candles can be designed for any theme. For
a country Christmas, put candles in red ap-
ples. For an elegant setting, use sprigs of
holly on silver candelabra. Place your cen-
trepiece on a flat mirror outlined in a
garland ... the effect is soft, reflective and
distinctive!
Decorating is the magic that transforms
your house into an enchanting holiday
fairyland! Start planning now ... it's
delightful to decorate for your happy