…Monday morning we shall exchange our own gifts. Speaking of which, we have an original tree. Having failed to get a little tree because when we decided we wanted one they were not available, we used Sam You’s shell ornament from Tahiti. It is about eighteen inches high and looks a bit like a pagoda—in beige, gold, & brown shells. Topping it is a round gold paper ball, and glass ornaments, a string of lights, and the icicles Sister Nelson sent over from Geneva make up the decorations. Placed on an eighteen inch carton covered with cotton it gives the appearence of a Christmas tree ?? Anyway, we put it on our table surrounded with gifts and it is formidable!
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—Mammy’s journal (pp 60-61)
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