| Show MEN BETTY Letters and questions for tbs department should bo be addressed to I Miss Betty Blair Hearts Heart Haven Salt Lake Telegram Write only I on one side of the paper It is ic necessary to append your name and I address but these are held in confidence and will not be published 0 Dear Mis MiI Betty May I come into your corner cornor Now for my trouble t I want to give a Halloween party on the and would like to begin my plans early so 10 o please answer quickly Could y you ou give mo mc some lome suggestions suggestions for games etc for boys bOYI and girls between the a ages aes es of 14 and 17 I would like something new and dif dif- dif dif- I ferent We will dance part of the time time but 4 would like something to fill in m with The lunch is il a II hard thing for me My crowd will not eat salad of any kind Please Pease help me Also could you give mo something on invitations 5 decorations the arrival and other important items There will willI about 1 I bout about two dozen guests E. E H. H I lions lr J e so an many man many Inquiries t Halloween parties that Im I'm to group a n few of the letters I In answer answer more than one at nt a n at t e ie if It you ou all dont don't mind Possibly I can watch the column for tor new I ais from day dav to day daX and I Ill I'll 11 try i see K that there is as ns little 1 as ag possible in answer to the dir dir- i trent rent requests I Your our letter E. E II IL and the one Iam I Iam am printing Immediately following lire era very similar but you yeu have al- al ost the entire state between you eo that's fair enough to answer b both bothin th in n one is It not Dear Miss Blair Thanks for the help you gave me I b before fore Now may I come again l I have been to our library and got all the material I could but I haven't found just what I want yet I am going to havo have a Halloween party and ad I want to know something about it What shall I serve I want something nice nice- but inexpensive And how shall I decorate the house Will you please tell me a few games too The party is is for boys and girls about 15 and 16 years of age Thanks Thanks BLUE E EYES D. D AU All right E. E II ir and Blue Eyes ayes lets let's begin begia at the beginning with witt the Invitations They should be short and snappy app You may make them yourselves ourselves or you can find all of clever ones ready to send at at t. t the book and stationery stores Spooks witches black cats pumpkins pump pump- kins and so on on are the motifs You t ilay ny word your In invitations in some ouch guch unconventional ways a aa as- as 1 op Look Listen Safety Listen Safety First bo be late or you'll miss your f to at nt- nt and you ou fill In tn e le place and date Or Be De there l p over to my Halloween doings doings- f name f e. e date place Or make up s and l b be as startling as you yourL li rL i t- t 5 js It Jt to fo be a costume party You decide that and let your guests I 1 know When they arrive arrie it is usually usually usual usual- ly fun tun to make it as difficult as ns possible to get into the tho festivities by making your guests climb over boxes through dim ways passage-ways under overhanging obstructions through rough barrels and so on Keep in 1 mind the kind of clothes they'll be wearing however in planning all your our stunts because Its It's no fun to ruin rutn a n dainty frock no matter how Interesting the party part may be bo as ns elaborate or cc as ns simple as you like with orange red black and white prevailing in inthe the color scheme Dim lights are always effective and less dangerous than candles Pumpkins brooms black cats balloons spiders and so son soon on n- n can bo used to suit the needs of your home or rooms Apples bananas bananas ba ha- nanas and fall flowers ore are always Attractive as decorations Refreshments may be served at small tables in In the usual manner or or ormay may be bo made exceedingly In formal for for- mat mal with your our guests sitting on pu- pu I I Q lows on the floor How JIow does th this menu appeal to you Fruit cocktail cocktail cocktail cock cock- 1 tail served in apples that have bee been hollowed out chicken patties or apiece n a piece of fried chicken to be eaten with tho fingers If we are being Informal potato chips pickles o or olives individual plea pies usual usually pumpkin chocolate or punch o or or cider elder Or choose several lions from these things which ar arall are all nil Halloween favorites Nut favorites Nut o or raisin broad bread sandwiches cheese chees straws apples bananas nuts nut doughnuts cookies gingerbread cider cl el- el der chocolate punch pie candled candle sweet potatoes tiny hot biscuits o or muffins salad of vegetables fru fruit or meat candy If It there are aro to be any games 1 In which partners figure It I is fyn ln t to cut apples into two parts in curious w ways s 's and pass the halves In baskets basket The two whose apples match correctly correctly correctly cor cor- become partners Guessing games are always fun Here is one In which the powers o ot of observation may be tested ou out to whom certain hands be belong belong belong be- be long when thrust through the hole hoi in a curtain whose those eye is each o ot of several several nose nose mouth chin The chin Th boys might do the guessing on tha that Have little cards numbering each hand eye and so BO on in the ordein order orde i in which they are to be guessed anc and then have the boys Write the guess gues opposite the number Prizes offer offe I unlimited opportunities for attractive attractive tive live or funny novelties Fortune telling bobbing for ap apples ap- ap pies ples tied to elastics handicap races of all sorts and all the old Halloween Halloween Hal Hal- loween stunts are still as much fu tunas funa fun tun a as ever er and seldom grow TOW tiresome Hunting for the family skeleton o or black cat witch or r what not not any any- way a n figure three or four inches In height hidden securely away will wil keep the guests excited for twenty minutes or so eo Write rite certain clues clue as to the whereabouts of ot the sKeleton skeleton ton on little slips of paper and hide hid these all bout about the rooms These Thes may read something like this this this- Look for tor the red reel lamp amp or Seepage Seepage See Se page 20 in the dictionary or AtaR A Aall Atall taR tall vase of flowers each each of these thes things will have similar messages message as mysterious as possible sending them hem on on to something else until the skeleton Is found the finder of course winning a n prize I have already suggested various books on games Dear Miss Blair Will you please tell me how to preserve quinces A l lady dy gave m me about a dozen and I would love to have lave them good The othar helps help I receive from Hearts Heart's Haven 81 ate e and 2nd we all share them Thanks for your help MAMIE I am so glad if It Hearts Heart's Haven z 1 id idof 1 of service to you and find hope you ou make use of It whenever you ou wish You didn't tell me In Just what form torm orm you rou wished to preserve your year quinces so Ill I'll give you a n recipe for or both Jelly and preserves and ami hope you have the best of luck Preserved Quinces Pare Pare core cort and nd quarter your fruit then weigh weight It t and allow an equal quantity 01 of white sugar Take parings ani cores ores and put In a preserving kettie kettle ket- ket tie tle le or pan cover them wita and nd boll boil for tor half hal an hour th then n strain train through a n hair sieve and md pu put t the he Juice tack Into the kett kettle and boll boil oil the quinces in it a little little- at a time Ime until they are tender Lift out ut as they are done with a drainer and nd la lay on a n dish If It the liquid seems scarce add more water When hen all are cooked throw into Info this his thu sugar and alow it Jt ito to o boil boll ten minutes before putting in n the quinces let them boll boil until they hey change chan color say ons ona hour and a quarter on a slow fire tIre While they hey are occasionally a aliver I silver liver spoon under them to S see that thEY hey 10 do not burn but On on no account stIr them Have two fresh tresh lemons cut ut In thin slices and when the fruit fruits Is s being put In jars lay a a slice or two wo in each Quinces may be steamed teamed until te tender der Quince Quinces Quinces fo tot foJ- jelly Jolly should hould not be quite ripe but should be e a n fine yellow Rub off ott the he down from rom tb them m core them and end them small mall Put them in a preserving kettle ettle with a t teacupful of of water for forach each ach pound let them stew gently until soft sott without mashing put them fiem into a thin muslin bag with the liquor r press them very lightly To each pint of gf the liquor pat a pound of sugar stir It until it is then set it over the fire tire md tind let it Jt boll boil gently until L by Ly cooling cooing cooling cool cool- ing ng some on a plate you find it good jelly then turn it into glasses and nd when cold seal or cover with paraffin Dear Miss I I. I S. S I received your OUr little note this morning and w want nt to thank you for and end appreciation I J Ishall shall hall be very glad to take taku advantage advantage tage age tage of your tour our Invitation and hops hope to drop rop in and see you and your our studio lo loone one ne of ot these days not too far In the future Dear ear Miss Blair I am an enlisted man Will you please tell me how many steps eps there are in the corre corre corret t original na nal il dance the Charleston and explain ex- ex plain ain them from the positions used by y the standard association teachers teach teach- ers rs A GENTLEMAN I suppose you OU have already read and nd studied even tried out aut ut th the th-J Charleston harleston as explained in the tha Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day ay Telegram Here a full tull and I detailed description with illustrative tive ve figures fig was given an entire page so flO it would be useless for tor me meto meto meo to o attempt any comments Wasn't that a perfectly satisfactory explanation of ot the dance May lay I 1 h help elp lp some other way |
