This section is from the book "Suggestions For Decorating And Entertaining On Christmas, New Year's, Twelfth Night", by Dennison Manufacturing Co. Also available from Amazon: Dennison's Christmas Plays When the Little Angel Sang.
Post decorated as Father Time : Stretch White Crepe Paper No. 11 evenly around top of post. Mark features with charcoal and attach with paste hair and beard of slashed white crepe. Cover lower part of post with slashed Grey Crepe Paper No. 13. Cut scythe from light wood, cover with Black Crepe Paper No. 12 and nail to post. Slightly stretch grey crepe and drape around body over scythe.
A Gala Hall: For ceiling, twisted Streamers No. 2, alternating Dark Amber No. Y3, Red No. R1, Blue No. B4, Green No. G3. From chandelier, band of Black and White Tile Crepe No. BW3, Streamers No. 2 alternating same colors as in ceiling, varying lengths, each ending in festoon balls, varying in color. Around wall, border of Parrot Crepe No. 310, same alternating colors and varying lengths of Streamers No. 2, with festoon balls. Over window, crepe paper moss, same bright colors. Lantern in doorway decorated with parrot design from crepe (see page 7 for lantern).


The Ancient Revels
 
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