| Show ti I j J OO p I o 10 I < i 1lfrZvv3ttttte r > llllltt ol P 2 < I < + I O I 1 orIc c t r A 4 4 r 4 x H > < C4 1 1 < > < 1 tt < o > i > < J > < t > < HIt r I I H ih nO t irrge Prti P tyli 1 k ft For Thanksghing Day if i r I < l f j 1 t t ct iK3w tl 1 li t I4 3l I Hiv r > > Sl = Vft < r V 4 liC1 t 1 3 t lKitt > > H 00 I I3 t to r 11 < t I T S i of ill I 4 V TJo L L HLLHYY1 I n iJ I I1IB day of kin and pumpkin of I I THE 1 find tics family Liesis I y almost here and many hostesses i I are anxiously looking for some thing 1 novel with which to amuse I I I I and entertain their Thanksgiving l guests The festival dinner with its f regulation menu no doubt has been planned with the national bird pump I kin l pie and plum pudding figuring as I I pieces de resistance The good housewife f house-wife who cherishes early associations t I always finds herself weakly sympathetic I I sympathet-ic with reference to these latter indigestible I indi-gestible dishes She knows they are not I I I hygienic hut argues with pleasant logic I log-ic that a holiday season Is the time for j mild indulgences rl 1 Before describing the Thanksgiving i I J frolic just a word more concerning the dinner A heavy table laden with all the time honored viands Is decidedly i out Tastes are so tcsthetic nowa 1 days that people no longer appreciate 1 I h a able groaning under its wealth of I good things They do not want to be i I sickened by an endless succession of L courses Consequently the correct Thanksgiving menu will be the one which consists of a 1 few well thought 1 out courses exquisitely served Here is a menu which is i appetizing without 1 being heavy I r o 1 Oysters In Shaved Ice Ill 1 Consomme with Toant Squares I Roast Turkey Cranberry Sauce I 1 1 Glblot Gravy I Baked Sweet Potatoes Spinach I i Roman Pinuh h Chlckon Salad Nut Sandwiches 1 Merlncnii fllace Mince Pic Coffee m I If nn old fashioned family dinner is I on have the board spread with spotless spot-less white damask An effective centerpiece I I cen-terpiece for this table ie a low oblong I mound of yellow and brownish chrysanthemums chrys-anthemums Interspersed with green to I relieve the heavy floral effect In 1 groups of twos around the mound ore i p placed candlesticks covered with ellow t4 L silk shades thus forming a square In the center of the bunch of chrysanthemums Ii chrysanthe-mums rlseo a candelabrum with several branches which gIves a trille more i height to the decoration and lights uptime I up-time Mowers in a pretty manner Jf one wantn to be particularly smart a single long stemmed chrysanthemum laid at each plate is a charming addition OC course when a humorous decorative I I C oJ T i TT r rz I scheme is required a grotesque picture may be arrived at with jack o lanterns made of squash and pumpkins wreathed I wreath-ed with feathery green foliage The ices may also be in the form of this I tricksy little sprite The dinner having been arranged now for a description of the frolic which will be a Puritan party History His-tory does not tell us that the pilgrim fathers ever allowed any diversion of a festive nature to disturb the staid tran quillity of their lives The only affair we hear about is the inaugural thanksgiving thanks-giving feast celebrating the first fruits of the harvest in their New England home Bui I am sure the Puritan maidens and men even Priscilla herself her-self must have enjoyed games and good times that the stern old fathers knew not of Anyway a costume party of this era In our day affords great scope for the picturesque both in house decoration and In the costumes worn by the guests A society woman who is to give a Puritan party this year has had her Invitations written on cards which are Inclosed In envelopes of birch bark fastened fas-tened with a narrow strip of leather lied in a small bow If bark Is not procurable use ordinary note paper decorated with a picture of Miles Standish if the Invitation Is to be sent to a man and of a Puritan maiden sitting sit-ting at her spinning wheel should a woman wo-man be the guest bidden In one corner cor-ner of the card write in small script I Costume a Ia Puritan As tin Indian played a conspicuous part In affairs at I that time It would be well to Invite him to the party A Hiawatha or Rain In the Face chief in all his war paint would add greatly to the scenic effect The hostess who Is afraid of disarranging I disar-ranging her drawing room should not essay the pilgrim party for a clear wall space Is essential and a thorough turning I turn-ing about of the apartment is necessary neces-sary 5311The The entire room should take on the appearance of a primeval forest and this transformation Is easy to accomplish accom-plish with the aid of tall plants branches of trees and autumnal foliage I The first parts of the room to feel the i transforming touch are the walls which are hung with green baize A deep friee of autumn leaves is put In place with the aid of long bonnet pins and small lacks Tree branches and potted plants with a few bright leaves so 7 so p T tJ Pfo < 0 i scattered among the green give a realistic re-alistic touch of the seasons autumnal tints If one is fortunate enough to get some sumac this lovely red bloom ct mjS j j cL i 1 i tIiIIuJf4I i makes the scene doubly attractive Indian In-dian blankets thrown carelessly over couches help out the scene wonderfully An appropriate centerpiece for the supper which follows the party is i a large oblong tray of some heavy blue chlnaWare The tray is heaped with exquisite fruit and encircled with autumn au-tumn leaves through which appear clusters oC Concord and Tokay grapes Mats of buckskin or unglazed leather are used instead of dollies and the effect ef-fect on a highly polished table Is both novel and striking The mats may be of home manufacture Put a plale the size of the mat required on a piece of leather and run the outline with a pencIl pen-cil The proper dimensions having been obtained cut the edge into on inch wide fringe Above tho fringe if i one Is skillful with the pyro needle burn a design de-sign In sepia tones A miniature reproduction of the Mayflower May-flower Is a timely little souvenir and this dainty trille ia very easily made with half of an English walnut shell apiece a-piece of thin silk and some wire A gay little boat is The result Holes are punched In the sides of the shell and the wire stretched across to make the framework for the square sail In the center of the boat The silk sail is cut a trifle larger than the frame and the overlapping edges are turned over the wire and glued down A small staff Is I run up for the boat flag which floats the name Mayflower or the colors maybe may-be hung from one side of the sail A 1r should take on the same foreslllke appearance suddenly whisk it away The guests ap-pearance as the drawing room Red must guess the dimensions of the quilt fairy lamps plentifully distributed inconvenient also the number of colors in its pattern in-convenient places should be the only The person who names most of these light visible When used in large wins the prize numbers these lamps have a beautiful For the next game bows and arrows effect Stacks of cornstalks a scarecrow have to be provided for the contestants scare-crow and some jack o lanterns made of Place a dwarf evergreen tree in a flowerpot pumpkins may occupy the corners of flow-erpot and on the branches hang a number the dining room num-ber of small prizes wrapped in tissue A costume quadrille sets the amusement paper The object is to bring down amuse-ment ball rolling Very charming Indeed with the bow and arrow as many of the In-deed will be Priscilla gowned In her full prizes as possible Funny little knickknacks skirt and tight bodice of brown knick-home knickknacks arc given as prizes knacks-spun dainty apron deep turned back A quaint basket or bowl and a dozen cuffs and muslin kerchief and cap when or more ears of corn are required for stepping a stately measure with John the followinggamc A husking bee Is 1 Alden In picturesque costume the first step in the proceedings as St B rjf t8 B I = ss A ZL UR jz i S jij ScW ¼ IiI I w A117i 4 I K Ai If JjT 9jI pdr4ri WVUP k I 1 THE PUKITA1 coat of gold or silver makes this boat a very handsome craft t For ballast fill the Mayflower with small candle The room in which supper is I served T i QUADRILLE After the dance games are the chief feature of the evening To begin with an easy one spread out a patchwork quilt exhibit It for a few mlnutCH then each person takes a hand at husking the corn until the bowl Is filled Whoever Who-ever comes nearest guessing the number num-ber of grains in the receptacle carries off the prize An appropriate trophy would be a copy of Longfellows Courtship of Miles Standish a spinning spin-ning wheel or an odd piece of pewter ware The choice Is almost limitless and each hostess will be a law unto herself ETHEL MOXFIELD Try This For Innomnln One of the best and simplest cures for insomnia is said to ba the odor of raw onions They should be crushed to a pulp In order to free all the Juice Smell this substance for len minutes after retiring It Is said to quiet the most nervous person and relax the most overwrought nerves It is hardly pleasant but is said to be efficacious |
