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Show SfJiw DECORATIVE SCHEME FOR flrHE THANKSGIVING DINNER TTTTT S. RICHARDSON :::::: : I Har7erized Sugar Constitutes tho Snow Bank on Whose Crown Is a till So11 Cabin, With Dolls Dressed in Puritan Garb Scattered About 1 fUlBKXT t0 11,0 nff0 and condltlon ' siHlf (bo lurkey, no ono item of the xhankeplvlng dinner so agitates tho mil to2'ewlfo" m,nd ns tl0C9 tno dcc-8 dcc-8 of tho dinner tablo. In tho SjK. -o of tho woalthy, sterling silver, jFiUnff cut glass and choice exotics twB twome Identified -with tho national wKj7l( jay, but whore the old-fashioned, :jjBlllce gplrit atlll prevails moro e.xtor- Tjount for Kas. and the home maker t0 8tudy out a scheme of decoration lIL-ullrf of tho day and Its spirit. IK' purpoio will bo moro than accom-SK&pl accom-SK&pl K she draws the younger mem bers of her .family Into tho plcaaant task; and If 8ho will omploy for tho ccntorpleco on tho Thanksgiving dinner tablo a representation repre-sentation of the first celebration in Massachusetts Mas-sachusetts she will surelv find young hando eager 10 assist. In this achome. tho decorntlon may bo used with either a bare tnble. or with the ordinary damask covering; but It will show to better advantage if the uncovered, uncov-ered, highly polished tnble Ls used. The foundation for the lirst Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing celebration in miniature Is a bank of pulverized sugar or lino table salt, rs largo as tho size of the dinner table will permit. This bank may bo square, round or oval, according to tho shape of the table, ta-ble, and it should be arranged in drifts, rising to a promlnenco In tho center. Pul- vorlzed sugar "drifts" better than tho salt. On top of tho central mound or promlnenco proml-nenco whould be set a small log cabin. It can be bought In suctions, ready to set up, for SI, and when In position It stands fully . a foot high with perfect doors and windows. win-dows. Shredded cotton batting can bo stuffed Into tho top of the chimney to slmulato smoke; or a small pan holding a preparation of nitric acid and ammonia, which any druggist will prepare, canbe cot Inside the cabin and lighted, and real smoke will Issue from tho chimney without with-out any Hume, odor or danger of lire. At Irregular Interval among the drifts dolls dressed In Puritan costumo should bo ?ut. These dolls may vary In height, but should not bo out of proportion to the size of the cabin. Tho simplest nnd most effective material ma-terial for dressing tho dolls a crepe paper In white, drab, pale chocolate color and black. The skirts for tho women are plain and full, and over this Is hung a round, full cloak with a hood In the back and a fichu Issuing from beneath In tho front. Tho white cap for the hair Is made with a Hare, or on a modified Dutch pattern, with tho front turned back like a fold and titling tit-ling smoothly around tho face. Tho cap ami llchu are of white, and tho dress of the drab or chocolate color. Tho whlto cap may be worn alone, or the hood from tho cupe may be drawn up over tho white cap. Little dolls with fair hair braided down the bnck lend themselves best to the Purltun costume. The costumes of the men arc most ef-fertlvo ef-fertlvo when made from chocolate-colored i paper, with kneo brccoheH and a round cape, Whlto ruchlng or pleating may bo Introduced at tho neck. Black paper should bo used for tho shoes, stockings' and broad-brlmmcd, cope-shaped hat. The men carry high, impresslvo looking staffs A good nuallty of library paste will give better results In dressing tho dolln than tho uso of needle and thread. Small Imitation pi no or cedar trees, which can bo bought In boxes of a dozen each at small cost, will add much to the attractiveness of the centerpiece. Thoy aro made in wood or panlor macho, and painted bright green, nnd they are most effectlvo when seen through tho snow drifts. They should bo lightly powdered with tho sugar onow. Such a presentation of the first Thanksgiving Thanks-giving celebration wns mailo at an actual cost of $2. Including the sugar, and It was an elaborate affair at that. The cost can bo reduced If there Is a boy In the family fam-ily clever with his knife and hummer, who could build a little cabin from twigs. Holes can bo cut for doora nnd windows and tho latter filled In with Isinglass or curtains made of while tissue paper In tho doorway can bo stood a motherly looking look-ing doll with a drab or chocolate-colored dress, whlto llchu and cap. If this presentation Impresses the housewife house-wife na being too subdued In coloring, she can change It entirely If she Is willing will-ing to sacrlllce the old-fashioned spirit. Tho cabin can bo built from tho long, very slender sticks of candy, which will take the placo of the logs and which can bo secured In many bright colors, and the dolls may be dressed In the crepe pa per to match the gay llttlo cabin. In this wise the cabin should be filled with bonbons, or the French mottoes containing con-taining tissue-paper favors. Those aro attached at-tached by gaily-colored ribbons, which run through tho chinks of tho candy log cabin and extend to tho plates. After dinner, din-ner, each guest pulls a ribbon, and ns the cabin fall.s down, it discloses treasures within which arc carried away as souvenirs. souven-irs. If tho real log cabin Is used as a centerpiece, cen-terpiece, tho plate souvenirs may be small log cabins of pasteboard, which can bo bought In stores which deal exclusively n favors. They are stamped on brlstol-board, brlstol-board, and mut be cut out and set up. They can then bo Mllcd with small candles. can-dles. Plate cards and souvenirs go far 0 ward breaking the Ice when guests arc taking their placesv an they furnish anim-mcdlato anim-mcdlato topic of conversation. If a permanent per-manent souvenir of tho day Is desired for each guest, then sweotmeats and bonbons aro to bo avoided, and the young girls of tho family may use their deft flngera. As Thanksgiving Is presumably the feast of all good things, fruits 'and (vegetables (vege-tables suggest themselves for favors. At those Invaluable shops for prudent housewives, house-wives, the live and ten-cent stores, car. be bought small silk and velvet plnciiBh-lons plnciiBh-lons made up In tho form of almost every fruit or vegetable that grows, or they can be reproduced by clever fingora in silk, velvet or crepe paper. If velvet or silk Is used, when tho cushion Is finished the Initials or the monogram of tho guest can bo sot in with pins. If tho tablo is rather email in proportion propor-tion to tho number of guests to be entertained, enter-tained, such souvenirs may be In tho way, and a pleasing and convenient dc-vlco dc-vlco for distributing favors Is tho fairy chrysanthemum ball. This Is made from paper chrysanthemums chrysanthe-mums In the gorgeous autumn colorings, and In the hoart of each some little souvenir sou-venir Is hidden. Tho sterna of tho chryn-anthemums chryn-anthemums are tied with baby ribbons, which. In turn, are lightly woven or pleated together until the mass of chrysanthemums chrys-anthemums looks like a largo "ball, from which the braided ribbons dangle. A sln-glo sln-glo strrtnd of ribbon is used to tlo th chrysanthemum ball to tho chandelier, nnd the Individual ribbons attached to tho llowera swing like a canopy from tho ball to the various places at table, where they may be fastened under th plate with a pin. "When tho coffee la Bervod each guest is permitted to pull his ribbon, and the ball separates Into Individual blossoms, each of which going, to the guest for whom the souvenirs was Intended. Whcro many children aro present the popular "Jack Horner" pic, built from ci;epe paper and chrysanthemums In tho nuturnn colorings, always creates amusement amuse-ment and pleasure. Tho plo may have a lid which lifts off nnd discloses appropriate appro-priate souvenirs for the gucals; or It may bo filled with paper chrysanthomums used for the same purpose. Souvenirs should be selected to hit oft some fad of the recipient. For example, the ljoy who has yearnings for nutomo-bllos nutomo-bllos should recelvo one In miniature mado from aluminum or composition metal. Theflo come In sizes no b'lgger than your thumb nt C cents each, arid there is a SBS small whlstlo In tho hood of tho automo- BBS bile. Hansom cabs, sulkies, bicycles, mu- BBB slcal instruments can be bought by tho BbBB dozen in assorted styles in tho samo f 1BBBJ Tho girl who can make clever drawlngB with pen or pencil can hit off the fads of ' BbB her guests much more aptly. These draw- , , IBBBJ lnga mny bo made on plain calling cards IBBB and lied to a single chrysanthemum J 'u aH bloom, which Is, after nil, the really of- i jBSI fectlve pinto card. I WH . ' f VBB1 |