Evening star. [volume], December 08, 1957, Page 28, Image 224

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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Henry Washburn, farm advisor from Hie University of Californio, ports Hie branches of a conifer to show
Hie children where to cut their Christmas tree. The h arvest is on Hie Netlsen form ui Santa Crux, Co lit
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THf SUNOAV STAR WAGAZINf. WASHINGTON. 0 C. DfCtMRIt (. IRJ7
FOR CHRISTMAS GIVING
Aquamarine of intense velvet blue is of a
quality that is difficult to match The pendant
is fully faceted, shimmering on a rope neck -
lace sparked with 25 diomonds Weight of
aquamarine— I J.O corats. $975.00
A truly magnificent necklace A treasure of
perfectly matched 2-strond 8-mm uniform cul
tured pearls The platinum diamond clasp
consists of 31 full cut round diomonds, 22
boguette diomonds ond I kite shaped diomond
Total weight—3 corots $3,000.00
The emerald cut diomond of exceptional beouty
set between two topered baguettes in platinum
$5,600.00
Prices Include Federal Tax
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JEWELERS SINCE 1««
Member American Qemologtrml Atnn
711 Fourteenth St. N.W. ST. 3-7115
mtl PARKING, CAPITAL GARAGI
Cut-Your-Own
Tree Farm
TIME WAS when pap* anil the kids, a
few days before Christmas, would go
out into the nearby woods and chop down
a handsome tree for decorating Though
most folks today who live far from Uie
woods are content to rely on store-bought
trees, growing numbers of families are
doing their own chopping Instead of
searching for a likely clump of lir for a
tree, however, they drive out to special
Christmas tree farms like the one owned
by Howard A Neilsen, at Santa Cruz, Calif
At the farmhouse they pick up a saw
and walk out into acres of big and little
trees. Choosing the one desired, they cut
it down themselves, and pay at the gate
according to the size of the tree A 5-foot
fir costs about $3 on the saw-it-yourself
plan.
The only thing Mr Neilsen asks is that
customers cut just above the bottom
branches. For youngsters whose trees have
always come from stores, the tree farms
are adding an extra flavor to Christmas
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