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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1969
Page
5
Various home decorating tips for Christmas emphasize traditional greenery, mirrors, and colored enamels. Suggestions include centered tree displays, holly and red ribbons, colored sprays, cranberries, textiles, and cellophane ideas to create festive focal points from doorway arches to window treatments.
Christmas brings more than cheer to Canadian households as everyone from porters to store clerks and housewives speeds up. The Yuletide season adds extra work, with preparations ranging from baking puddings to tidying the home for family gatherings and festive duties.
The piece outlines how Christmas tasks burden families with planning food, gift wrapping, cards, and tree hunting. It notes retail crowds, post offices, and temp jobs surge while charity groups mobilize to aid needy families during the season.
Instructions describe laying a cover over a frame and tacking it down so purity overhangs the front. Add evergreen branches tipped with gall color enamels and complete the outdoor display with a finished touch.
A cheerful doorstep scene shows a Carlitus image featuring a decorated tree and wrapped gifts ready for holiday welcomes. The caption conveys warm greetings and a festive mood for the season.
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