Most girls want to dress up like their mothers. This is simple to do because this season's trends for girls are a direct mirror of what's hot in ladies' fashions, except in smaller sizes. Glitter is very popular for holiday wear. It is teamed up with rich satins, luxurious velours and crisp taffetas. Rich, deep colors like plum, red, navy and...

How some of our holiday traditions found their place among the beloved festivities of Christmas Wrapping paper Wrapping paper, though not a new idea, was only commercialized in this century with the advent of cheap color printing. In Victorian times, people had to be creative. Starting simply with brown paper, they would glue on decorative pictures...

Evening wear at Christmas has a relaxed feel. Popular fabrics of the season are Georgette, sheer, lace, polyester, satin, silk, chiffon, and velvet. Essential colors include wine, gold, silver, bronze, red, teal and turquoise and any type of limestone sequence. Tops Satin tops blend style with comfort and make great evening wear. A bias style...