Gay little dinners, with a dance following, are quite the proper thing now on New Year's Eve, and they certainly lead up pleasantly to the great moment when the clock strikes twelve, and the noisy welcome to the Baby New Year begins. For the table, many appropriate and pretty accessories may be made of crepe paper. A few are shown and described here.

"Baby New Year" Serving Cup: No. 3 Gup covered shirred Apple Green Crepe Paper No. 41, with top edge slashed. Cover of crepe piece 6 inches wide, tied in middle with white wire, lower portion spread and ruffled, upper part slashed and brushed upright. Small Kewpie with sash and pointed hat of green crepe inserted on Wire No. 10 in center.

New Year Place Card: Made of Wire No. 10 and White Crepe Paper No. 11. Stick in Serpentine Roll, which may afterward be thrown.

New Year Well: Crushed Grey Crepe Paper No. 13 around cardboard foundation 6 inches in diameter, with top numbered 1 to 12. Placed on cardboard circle 14 inches in diameter, covered with crushed White Crepe Paper No. 11. Father Time, formed of Wire No. 10 and padded crepe, dressed in grey crepe paper. Well-sweep of No. 15 Wire, covered with Brown Crepe No. 71. When the bucket is raised, the number to which the Kewpie faces is the number of one's fortune, to which the hostess holds the key. The sign reads, "What is in your well? Let the New Year tell."

Bluebird Jack Horner and Serving Cup: Bird-houses of Brown Mat Stock No. 16. Pasteboard roll. Red Crepe Paper No. 81 lined White No. 11 on round cardboard form. Bluebirds from Crepe No. 331 wired. Red ribbons. White cotton. Serving cup No. 2 inside smaller birdhouse.

Gala Suggestions for Noisemakers and Party Gaps

Noisemakers are very popular and, in fact, almost necessary for a proper welcoming of the New Year. These shown here are not only good noisemakers but, with painted faces and crepe paper costumes, may serve also as gala table decorations and pretty souvenirs. Similar noisemakers (plain) may be bought at 5 and 10 cent or toy stores.

Round Clapper, Lady Clapper, Twirler Rattle: Outline faces in ink or paint in colors. Dress in crepe papers with varied combinations for the different guests.

Blow-out: Buy in any toy or 5 and 10 cent store. Add curled rose petals of Apple Green Crepe Paper No. 41, pointed calyx of Moss Green Crepe No. 45 and light green ribbon bow.

Decorated Horn: Fold over double, without creasing, a 6-inch strip of Apple Green Crepe Paper No. 41. Stitch both edges together, then slash to within 1/2 inch of stitching. Paste strip around and around a paper horn. Pull out slits.

Fancy Hat: Cut piece of Pink Crepe Paper No. 31, 15 inches deep and 22 inches wide. Paste White Mat Stock No. 13 on edge. Paste sides together, gathering to point at top and inserting twisted crepe strings with three white crepe paper balls. Cover head band with White Crepe Paper No. 11, decorated with specks of Black No. 12.

(Dennison makes two styles of Party Caps which would be suitable for New Year's parties. Ask your dealer for Fancy Assortment No. 20 or Carnival Assortment No. C320.)