Champagne Punch

ice cubes
juice from 12 lemons
Sugar to taste
16 ounces brandy
8 ounces curacao
16 ounces soda water
2 bottles champagne
Fruit slices

Chill all ingredients. Place ice cubes in punch bowls. Mix lemon juice with sugar to taste. Pour into punchbowl with brandy and curacao. Let chill. Add soda water and champagne just before serving. Float fruit slices in the bowl.