Free People Heads to Africa for Its August Catalog

Free People, a specia women's coats lty women's clothing brand, is excited to announce the release of its August catalog shot on location in South Africa in conjunction with a charity partnership and travel promotion. During the team's trip, Free People joined forces with Relate, a not-for-profit social enterprise based in Cape Town, to create one-of-a-kind beaded cause bracelets. The items, featured in the catalog, will be for sale on FreePeople.com and at all Free People brick and mortar locations. The sale of each bracelet contributes one dollar to the United Against Malaria campaign to offer life-saving mosquito nets and treatments to people living in malaria-endemic regions throughout Africa.

In further celebration of the South African-themed catalog, Free People has teamed up with Tablet Hotels to send one lucky fan and a guest to Johannesburg, South Africa. The 5-day vacation includes a stay at the Ten Bompas hotel, roundtrip airfare, and a $1,000 Free People shopping spree to get the winner ready for their trip in style. The sweepstakes is set to run August 5 - 31, 2012. Customers can enter at TabletHotels.com/FreePeople, and a winner will be selected on September 1st, 2012.

The August catalog features model Jessica Miller photographed by Guy Aroch, as she explores the landscape and celebrates its breathtaking beauty. The theme is pretty, wild, and utilitarian. Tribal prints and jewelry mimic the exotic setting, and tailored sportswear pieces keep the looks grounded in practicality for an outdoor adventure. Menswear-inspired items mix perfectly with pops of color and bohemian dresses while the styling focuses on layering to transition into fall. Scarves, outerwear, and lightweight sweaters keep things effortless and airy, but covered enough for cooler weather.

Select images from the August catalog can be downloaded here.

As a lifestyle brand, Free People incorporates experiences beyond apparel for our customer, providing outlets to live freely through travel, good will, and beyond. These special charity bracelets are truly empowering, allowing the makers to earn a sustainable income and develop new skills while contributing to the fight against malaria. Free People is proud to join Relate in their mission to create opportunities that change lives in South Africa and beyond. Additionally, Free People is also excited about sending a lucky winner on an excursion to experience South Africa in their own way.

Catalog Credits:
Model: Jessica Miller
Photographer: Guy Aroch
Hair: Patrice Delaroche
Makeup: Deanna Hagan

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About Free People
Styling everything from dresses to intimates, Free People is a specialty clothing brand that features the latest trends and vintage collections for women who live free through fashion, art, music, and travel. Quality women's clothing, shoes, and accessories invoke attributes of femininity, spirit, and creativity with a bohemian design. The brand is a part of Urban Outfitters, Inc., an innovative specialty retail company which offers a variety of lifestyle merchandise to highly defined customer niches.

About Relate
Founded in 2008, Relate is a non-profit social enterprise based in South Africa. Using the mechanism of simple beaded bracelets made and sold through a uniquely sustainable business model, Relate creates opportunities to change lives at every stage in our process. Each handmade bracelet carries the signature "R" bead of authenticity that represents Relate's commitment to transparency and accountability. For more information, please visit http://www.Relate.org.za

About United Against Malaria
United Against Malaria is a partnership of football teams and heroes, celebrities, health and advocacy organizations, governments, corporations, and individuals who have united to win the fight against malaria. Our goal is to galvanize partners throughout the world to reach the international target of reducing deaths worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.UnitedAgainstMalaria.org

Seattle Launches Fall Fashion Season With a Celebration of Fashion’s Night Out September 6th

All around the globe, fashion lovers will unite Thursday, September 6th in celebration of Fashion's Night Out (FNO), to shop the latest in fall fashion and support worthy causes. Seattle's festivities take place from 5:30 p.m. to closing with many retailers observing extended hours throughout the retail core, in shops and at Pacific Place where guests will view a Seattle first: A large-scale, collaborative charity benefit fashion show featuring more than 70 looks from the city's downtown department stores and boutiques.

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ROCKS THE RUNWAY
Thursday, September 6th – 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

In celebration of Fashion's Night Out on September 6th, Downtown Seattle's Pacific Place and Seattle Met magazine will present "Downtown Seattle Rocks the Runway" with more than 70 of the latest fashion looks for fall. The Pacific Place Atrium at 600 Pine Street will be transformed into a runway that will give 250 seated ticket holders a close-up view of some of Seattle's finest autumn clothing and accessories, while hundreds more will enjoy unobstructed views from the balconies above. The event is made possible, in part, by event sponsor Downtown Seattle Association.

Let the Festivities Begin!
5:30 p.m.

The festivities kick off in the Pacific Place Atrium at 600 Pine Street with Seattle Met's "red carpet" photos for everyone attending the event, dressed to impress. Ticket holders will also enjoy cocktail receptions and the chance to win prizes, while they and the public will get to enjoy special events taking place in and around the stores and restaurants at Pacific Place before and after the runway show.

Roche Bobois lounge opens for VIP ticket holders on the second floor of Pacific Place, with a cocktail reception featuring fine wines from O Wines, signature Skinny Girl cocktails and appetizers, courtesy of Pacific Place restaurants: Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Il Fornaio Ristorante, Johnny Rockets, Mexico Cantina y Cocina, Pike Place Chowder, Thai Ginger and Wasabi at pnk Restaurant & Ultra Lounge. General admission ticket holders also will enjoy their own cocktail reception on the second floor of Pacific Place with wine, cocktails and appetizers.

The evening of fashion also includes participation in the Seattle Style Search, sponsored by the Downtown Seattle Association's Metropolitan Improvement District. Presented by Geoteaming and open to the public, the Seattle Style Search is a smart phone scavenger hunt that will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a download of the mobile app – goosechase from the android and iphones app stores. The app will provide you with a list of fashion missions. Complete the missions to win points. Grab up to three of your friends and be part of the paparazzi to capture the night's best fashion looks with your smart phone. Compete with other fashionistas and the top team of the night will win prizes. One grand prize will be awarded to the top team and a second will be given by random drawing. The first 50 people to complete the Seattle Style Search will receive swag bags stocked with fashionista p fashion coats rizes. Like us on Facebook for all of the details. https://www.facebook.com/SeattleCelebratesFashionsNightOut.

7 p.m.: Downtown Seattle Rocks the Runway with a major fashion show of 70-plus autumn looks from participating downtown retailers, including Nordstrom, Macy's, Mario's, Barneys New York, Alhambra, True Religion Brand Jeans, Eileen Fisher, Baby & Co., OSKA, sandylew, The Finerie and Karan Dannenberg Clothier. In addition, SEVEN Salon will style hair and Gene Juarez Salons will provide makeup for the runway models. Poison Waters and Seattle Met's own Style Editor, Laura Cassidy, will be on hand to entertain and emcee the runway show.

Admission: There are two different options to attend this event: $75 general admission and $125 VIP packages. The general admission ticket holders will receive seated access to the show, swag bags and appetizers courtesy of Pacific Place restaurants. VIP patrons get premier seating, deluxe swag bags, access to the Roche Bobois lounge and reception and valet parking courtesy of Pacific Place. In addition, ticket holders can enter-to-win a $1,000 Pacific Place shopping spree and other great prizes. Tickets may be purchased through the event web site, seattlemet.com/runway.

Charity Beneficiary: Net proceeds from ticket sales will fund college scholarships for young women through the O Wines Opportunity for Success Scholarship Program.

Extended Shopping Hours: At Pacific Place, Barneys New York will remain open until 10 p.m. for post-event shopping with the center's restaurants and club closing still later.
Those partaking in "Downtown Seattle Rocks the Runway" and other Fashion's Night Out events in Downtown Seattle are encouraged to use the FNO social media hash tag, #FNOSEA. We'll see you there!

About Fashion's Night Out

Fashion's Night Out is an unprecedented global initiative created in 2009 to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, boost the industry's economy during the recession, and put the fun back in shopping. In the United States, the program is a collaboration between American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York.

Pacific Place Launches Weekend Filled With Fashion, Food & Fun
ALL FOR FALL
September 6th - 9th, 2012

Pacific Place continues the celebration all weekend with in-store events and specials from gifts with purchase to discounts off regular prices. Shoppers who collect $100 in same-day receipts during the four-day promotion will receive a free Pacific Place $10 gift card, while shoppers collecting $300 in same-day receipts will receive a free Pacific Place $30 gift card – both of which are good for three months following activation and are good for use anywhere in Pacific Place. Customers are limited to one promotional gift card per person per day; receipts must be from one shopper only and cannot be combined from multiple guests to achieve a threshold for the gift with purchase.

Thursday, September 6th – Saturday, September 8th: Pacific Place shops open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday, September 9th: Pacific Place shops open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Pacific Place features 50 shops, restaurants and an 11-screen movie theatre at Sixth Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle. Parking beneath Pacific Place is abundant, well-lighted and secure. For more information, call (206) 405-2655, visit the web site at pacificplaceseattle.com, find Pacific Place Seattle on Facebook and follow on Twitter @Pacific_Place.

SagaCity Media Inc., parent? company of Seattle Met, Portland Monthly, Aspen Sojourner, Park City Magazine, Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine, Portland Bride & Groom, Seattle Met Bride & Groom, Out Aloha, Out City and 18 other custom and editorial publications. Seattle Met and Portland Monthly are both currently among the top 10 biggest-selling city magazines in the nation, and are the no. 1 selling magazines in their respective markets, over all national and regional titles.

Trail & Ski Announces New Inventory of Running Gear for Upcoming Tallahassee Races and Events

Trail & Ski, Tallahassee's leading outdoor gear and clothing shop, recently announced that they have an extensive variety of running gear for athletes who are participating in the variety of events and races in the coastal area this fall. Trail & Ski has stocked a new inventory of top quality gear and has expert staff to help customers find exactly what they need for any event.

From the Pine Run 20K and FSU Parents Weekend 5K on October 13th to the FSU Habitat for Humanity Fall 5K on October 6th and the Zombie Day 5K Run & 3K Chase on October 20th, the Tallahassee area has a wide variety of running and walking events scheduled in the next month.

Trail & Ski encourages shoppers to purchase tried and true attire and equipment that has been designed to withstand the rigors of sports. To start with, Trail & Ski suggests that runners look at its expansive selection of Trail & Ski Five Fingers shoes, a revolutionary style of shoe that mimics the natural shape of the human foot.

The shop also carries a wide assortment of quick dry men's and women's t-shirts from name brands such as Patagonia and Mountain Hardwear. These shirts help athletes stay cool and dry in almost any situation, which especially important for distance runners. Also important is wearing the right kind of sock, and Trail & Ski carries Smart Wool and Darn Tough brand running socks that can help runners comfortably make it to the finish line.

Cold morning runs can be difficult, but Trail & Ski has an answer for that as well. It's selection of light weight running gloves and caps will help runners stay warm on even the chilliest morning. Once the sun comes up, it's just as important to stay hydrated, and Trail & Ski offers a complete line of camelback brand daypacks with built in bladders as well as fanny packs with bottle storage to help athletes stay hydrated all day long. The extensive inventory of running gear signals Trail & Ski's dedication to providing high quality outdoor clothing and equipment for every sport.

About the company:
Trail & Ski has been Tallahassee's premier outdoor shop for over 30 years. Trail & Ski's staff is friendly and knowledgeable. They are outdoor enthusiasts who spend time in the great outdoors. Trail & Ski's staff assesses their customers needs and finds the right products to make their outdoor adventure a success. Whether the trip is a weekend hike or a week long ski trip, Trail & Ski will outfit their customers correctly. Visit Trail & Ski at Capital Circle location in the Esposito's Garden Center. For mor women's jackets e information visit their website at http://www.trailandski.com

Bad Permanent Makeup Haunts Women Across America

Trick or Treat? This is the all too common question facing women wanting today's widespread popular solution of permanent makeup. Will they get the treat of a consistently natural-looking improved appearance which also saves them time and effort every day? Or will they wind up wearing scary looking results on their face which leave them feeling tricked, troubled, or maybe even traumatized?

"Women need to know bad permanent makeup isn't a Halloween thing," says expert artist Sally Hayes. "It's an everyday occurrence. I have women coming to me 52 weeks a year from all over the country hoping I can magically fix their tattooed eyebrows, eyeliner, or lips botched by an poorly skilled provider. Depending on the severity of cases, I can do it sometimes. But often I have to recommend women for a series of laser treatments or even plastic surgery in certain circumstances before I can do their procedures properly."

The permanent makeup industry is not regulated like many other industries. There ar women's coats e no uniform minimum requirements for training or standard testing of skills to pass. Certification in many cases is a credential which can simply be purchased with a credit card from an industry organization. Not all technicians are artists, and not all are qualified let alone being equal. Currently, the ultimate answer to the trick or treat question with permanent makeup today is the responsibility of the person seeking the service.

Hayes who has successfully performed tens of thousands of eyebrow tattoo, permanent eyeliner, and permanent lip makeup procedures since 1986, knows every woman can't come to her offices in Scottsdale-Phoenix, New York City, Los Angeles, or Las Vegas. So, she regularly counsels women across America who contact her for professional advice.

"Permanent makeup makes it easy for any woman to look more beautiful and more youthful, and to save time and effort with her appearance every day. But just because the benefits of cosmetic tattooing are proven doesn't mean the skills and experience of every person offering the service are also proven. Don't take the process lightly and blindly assume the artist in the shopping center nearest your home or job will do a good job or even knows how to do a good job.

I advise women to protect themselves by applying time and effort to become educated consumers before deciding to have any kind of cosmetic tattooing procedure. I highly recommend doing online research, seeking referrals from qualified, trusted people, asking any and all questions, going for in person consultations to observe the professionalism of the service provider and their work space, do whatever it takes to make the most informed decision possible."

Hayes is protective of the women like herself who want to look their best but without the neverending hassle of applying, re-applying, and removing makeup every day and night. She is also protective of the field she chose more than 25 years ago. "I admit getting bad permanent makeup can be a painful experience physically, emotionally, and financially. But applied properly by a true professional permanent makeup artist, it can give a woman the greatest value and benefits in the beauty industry which she will enjoy for years at a time."

About Sally Hayes Permanent Makeup

Sally Hayes is widely regarded as a leading expert in permanent cosmetics. She is often recommended and referred by the nation's top plastic surgeons. Since 1986, she has been relieving women from their daily makeup grind and enabling them to enjoy natural-looking enhancements to add beauty and youthfulness, as well as confidence and freedom. from their daily grind with makeup. With office locations in New York, NY, Phoenix-Scottsdale, AZ, Las Vegas, NV, and Los Angeles, CA, she specializes in undetectable permanent eyeliner, eyebrow tattoos, permanent lip makeup, and cosmetic camouflage for post-surgery facelift scars and areolas.

For more information, visit http://www.permanentmakeup.com.

Contact Information:

Sally Hayes Permanent Makeup
44 Hudson Street (inside Tribeca Plastic Surgery)
New York, NY 10013
(718) 644-2366

Top 6 Gift Ideas for Women with Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals 2012 for Christmas Released by HottyDeals.com

There will be a number of Black Friday discounts available for the 2012 shopping season. These discounts will include gifts that women can use. HottyDeals.com, a shopping information blog, has released six notable gift ideas that people can get when looking for gifts for women.

Check out the 6 gift ideas for women at hottydeals.com/top-gift-ideas-for-women.

The products that are being recommended by HottyDeals.com include tennis bracelets. Tennis bracelets can be found in many designs with different kinds of metals or diamonds. They can also go with other types of jewelry that a woman might have. Also, designer or name brand clothing products can always be attractive. HottyDeals.com recommends that people consider angora sweaters for the cold weather season or designer jeans with fits that work well for different types of women.

The target products that are being recommended by HottyDeals.com are products that are being listed with different needs of women in mind. These are also recommended based on specific points like accessories, including slippers or perfumes. Technology products like tablets are also being heavily vetted for women to take a look at.

Here's a quick look at the products that HottyDeals.com is recommending for women for Black Friday 2012:
1. Tennis bracelets and other assorted simple jewelry products
2. Clothes from all sorts of different names and designer brands
3. Gift cards for different clothing stores including some designer clothing stores

These products are being recommended with the intention of offering different items that might be of use for women. These include products that will have Black Friday deals and even some Cyber Monday sales that peopl women's coats e will find online. The products that HottyDeals.com is currently listing are products that all people can use when finding items that might be of strong interest to women.

Check out the 6 gift ideas for women at http://hottydeals.com/top-gift-ideas-for-women/.

7 Lies Your Doctor May Be Telling You

Doctors lying to us? No way, but here is proof. They're lying to you. Your doctors, the drug companies, your HMO.

They're all perpetuating dangerous medical myths, and for all the wrong reasons. Sometimes it's to cut costs. Sometimes it's to sell more drugs. And sometimes it's just because they don't know any better. Think about it: Just because a doctor doesn't know he's wrong doesn't mean it can't kill you.

In fact, in the next 22 minutes, 100 people just like you across America will have died from the 7 most dangerous lies the mainstream medical establishment tells to patients every day. They aren't just 'little white lies,' either-they involve big-league killers like cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, etc. You may have even already been told one or more of these lies yourself.

Number One, 'Chemo and radiation are your best hope.' I desperately hope you will never hear these words. We work night and day to make sure you'll have every weapon you need to stay cancer-free for the rest of your life. And even if you were to discover tomorrow morning that you already have cancer, you could still get well simply and naturally-without drugs, radiation, or chemotherapy. We've heard reports of success from our members all over the world. There are literally dozens of methods of knocking cancer out of your system...

The problem is that your doctor doesn't know about them. He's hopelessly stuck with the outdated cancer treatments he learned in medical school-many of which are now proven not to work. But only a small sliver of the medical community knows the real cures.

Number two, 'Your heart's a ticking time bomb' That's the famous 'time bomb' speech that has been used so successfully on thousands of people-few of whom actually needed any kind of operation. Some doctors aren't this aggressive. They give you a kinder, gentler version of the speech:

'You could go at any time if you're not careful. But we can manage your condition pretty easily with medication. I'm putting you on a daily dose of...'

Of course, 'managing' women's jackets your condition isn't even remotely like curing it. If you knuckle under to this advice, you'll be taking Lipitor, Mevacor, Zocor, Lescol, Crestor, Advicor, Coumadin, aspirin, or various prostaglandins for the rest of your life. But the speech doesn't mention that, does it?

Number three, 'It's just a normal part of aging' The best weapon for fighting this kind of medical incompetence is your coat: When you hear such nonsense, grab it and run. No one, of course, wants to live an extra 40 years in a wheelchair, wheezing and unable to add 2 + 2. But that's not what they're finding in experiments on animals. We're finding we can extend middle age, not old age. We're making it possible to keep playing golf and tennis, not to keep driving ourselves to the proctologist's office.

Number four, 'You have to start on insulin right away'. The diabetes epidemic has snuck up on us and become the sixth-leading cause of U.S. deaths: Over 200,000 in 2002. And it's only getting worse. Yes, a strict diet of veggies would keep you free from diabetes.

But you don't have to go to that extreme. Unknown to the public and most doctors, there are proven plant nutrients you can take in pill form that maintain blood sugar at levels close to the ideal-even if you sometimes fall off the sugar 'wagon.

Number five, 'Only a calcium channel blocker can control your high blood pressure. You're 135 over 95, which puts you in dangerous territory. But we can bring that right down with a calcium channel blocker.'

If you have even a little bit of hypertension, the U.S. government wants to put you on drugs for the rest of your life. Until last year, blood pressure of 130/90 was no great cause for alarm-just a notch above the ideal of 120/80. Now it sets off bells like a three-alarm fire.

Visit a conventional M.D. today, and he will want you to start taking a calcium channel blocker drug even if you're showing just 130/90. He won't mention anything about when you'll stop taking it. (People don't usually stop taking hypertension drugs because the doctor pronounces them cured; they stop because they're sick and tired of all the side effects.

Number six, 'Nothing can help your Alzheimer's, i'm sorry, but your CT scan shows early-stage Alzheimer's. We can slow your decline somewhat, but there is no cure. You should begin to arrange for your long-term care.'

If you or a friend begins to show any symptoms of Alzheimer's, head straight for an alternative-medicine physician. Do not even think about wasting your time on an establishment 'McDoctor.'

Alzheimer's is a serious condition, now nearing pandemic stages, and you cannot afford to waste time on conventional, white bread physicians who will tell you that you can't prevent it or stop it. It's true that Alzheimer's is a slow-growing disorder. The trouble is, by the time the victim (or his family) admits that it's not just ordinary forgetfulness, it's usually late in the game. So if it's Alzheimer's, you don't have a moment to spare. You must pounce on it promptly

And number seven, 'Everybody gets arthritis. It happens to the best of us. Why, I even have a touch of arthritis myself. There's no cure, but we still have a few pain drugs that haven't been pulled off the shelves.' It has long been the 'impossible dream' of researchers: a harmless natural extract powerful enough to really erase the pain and swelling of lifelong, crippling arthritis.

For 20 years, alternative medicine research teams in Japan, France, and Australia sweated and struggled to find an answer for arthritis that wouldn't cause more problems than it solved. Finally, they've found it in a remote spot that big-name drug firms never thought to look-on the shoreline of faraway New Zealand.

The Maori natives there are fond of gourmet dishes made from the green-lipped mussel. They credit this mussel with their legendary ability to jog, scamper up rocks, and do teenage-type moves well into their 80s and 90s. They feel sorry for us old folks who can't even climb a tree!

Check out as many options as you can. God bless medical doctors but they are not infallible.

Selecting Decorations for Christmas

Green is the background and foundation of the indoor Christmas, but the background may be bright women's coats ened with all the colors of the rainbow. We may use many materials to accent decorations, but they should be selected with a sense of fitness. A colored candle may be suitable where a bright patch of fabric would be out of place.

Instinctively we turn to nature for color to enliven our displays. Nature is generous in supplying it. There is brilliance in fruits and berries, more subtle tones in cones and seed pods. All these are fruits, in fact, with different seasons. Only at Christmas time are they in season at the same time, if used ingeniously and artistically to beautify our homes.

Fruits present the problem of keeping them fresh and firm while they serve their purpose on a wreath or as a decorative accent. If sound fruit is handled carefully and thoroughly coated with shellac, it should last through the holidays in average temperatures. In extreme cold most fruits turn brown. At room temperature the fruit ripens, but may still keep quite well. As fruit matures and mellows its color usually changes, but forethought in its arrangement will allow for this alteration. For example, limes turn yellow as they ripen, while lemons, kumquats and lady apples turn brown. Cranberries shrivel, but stay red.

One fruit not very suitable for our purpose is the pear. Pears have a lot of flesh which ripens to softness. They are of awkward shape and difficult to work into a wreath; if desired, they are better for garlands or sprays.

The lady apple (Malus) a red fruit for decoration as well as the table appears during the winter months. It should not be confused with the love apple (Solanum integrifolium) which is orange and inedible.

Grapes are suitable and offer varied rich colors. Artificial grapes will be easier to handle than fresh fruit. A coat of shellac makes them appear more natural.

With one notable exception, all berries may be coated with shellac to preserve them and heighten their colors. Shellac will spoil the dull gray surface of the beautiful bayberry. Nandina berries, if you can obtain some from the South, are true Christmas red and keep well. They do not shrivel or drop when dry. Deciduous holly or winter-berry (Ilex verticillata) with berries similar to those of the common holly is probably the best that can be bought.

The fruit of the American holly (Ilex opaca) is a dull red in comparison to the shining scarlet of the English (Ilex Aquifolium). When these two are used, more fruit can be displayed by trimming out the leaves around them.

Fruits of the common barberry (Berberis thunbergi) are excellent in color and withstand hard freezing. The barberry's thorniness makes it hard to handle, but beautiful effects can be created with its bright little berries.

In my opinion the Chinese tallow berry (Sapium sebi-ferum) is the best of the white berries; it dries hard, does not shake off, handles easily and lasts indefinitely. Cotoneasters in variety may be had in some sections of the country. The fruits are a good red, some produced in showy clusters, others singly along the stem.

Small gourds ripening in many shapes and colors offer dramatic decorative effects. More delicate possibilities may be discovered in silvered and gilded pods of milkweed. The pods have a lovely sheen inside, which is a joy to those who seek subtle effects in their arrangements.

The fruit of most evergreens is the cone. Those unfamiliar with cones may not realize their value in creating distinctive decorations, but the subject is well worth a little study. They differ greatly in size, color and form. They may be produced in clusters, as on some of the spruces, or singly, as on the pines. The cone of the common hemlock is tiny, about half an inch long, but cones twenty inches long appear on Pinus Lambertiana.

Cones can be gathered in the forests at any time of year and it is an interesting hobby to collect them. The Christmas decorator will do so with a special purpose. This will make their varied shapes, sizes and colors of absorbing interest.