Show err me the unfortunates who have to partake of their Thanksgiving turkey tur turkey key in a hotell On this one da day of the year year this immortal home day of Americans every Americans every son aon and daughter of Uncle Sam not blessed with witha n a relative or an hospitable friend on whom he or she can depend for a Thanksgiving invitation yearns for a traditional tie tra family feast graced by a turkey ice and presided by a real mother r For no Thanksgiving dinner party Is y worth the seeds Id 1 d the pumpkin without j n a motherly presence dispensing hospitality and equally Interested in every individual present The mother it is fe who is la the tho F center and spirit of the occasion and this Is la acknowledged by every member of the assembled family down to the litt lit lit- t Hest guest who nits alts on the dictionary In order to reach up to the table rT T The Tho moro more old fashioned the dinner sad r l t table appointments on Thanksgiving Day the more thoroughly will the spirit of the 1 bo be maintained The wise homo home v mother does not plan for her k tog ing menu a variety of elaborate courses The do de resistance of the feast feast feast- King Turkey and his concomitants being 4 hearty so-hearty- that entrees salads and thea the a like are really superfluous The dinner may begin with a thin clear soup served merely as an appetizer and should cud with pumpkin pie pic nuts and raisins Mince pies and plum puddings are Christ mae mas goodies sad and should not take away from the glory of the tho Thanksgiving pumpkin pumpkin pump pump- kin delicacy Ices and their ilk aro a direct Insult to a good old fashioned Thanksgiving repast If aa an intermediate course between soup and roast Is desired de desired de- de sired oysters scalloped and baked in in in- ramekins or a creamed fish served In the same manner will make a dainty and not too substantial entree lu In the South persimmon pudding U is a traditional feature of the feast just Just as Indian pudding is always served with the Uie turkey course in New England Barber vies ries al also o are considered In the South quite as delectable for tor Thanksgiving Jelly as the Northern cranberry Blue china is always particularly ap ap- for the tho Thanksgiving table and lucky the tho housekeeper who possesses a aset aset set of the old flow blue ware This color is also especially effective with tho yellow yel yel- low of chrysanthemums and pumpkin decorations and If there bo be also a supply of the tho quaint artistic colonial glassware an ideal Thanksgiving board of the an ancient an- an cleat regime may be arranged The Tho colonial cola colo nial glassware which by the way is ex exceedingly inexpensive 1 is patterned after the glass used by Martha Washington In Ia the tho presidential residence The odd shapes of the goblets and aud the curving panels which take on a brilliant polish mako this glassware most attractive and everything from a cocktail glass to a hug bugs punchbowl la is obtainable Of course the centerpiece of every self self- respecting Thanksgiving dinner table Is a pumpkin hollowed out and heaped with fruit of the season Side handles bandies maybe may maybe be added to this pumpkin basket or rather the tho handles may be left when the tho scooping and cutting Is done and a abig abig big bunch of purple grapes tied to each handle handlo will add vastly to tho effect of plenty conveyed by the basket of fruit An old fashioned Thanksgiving dinner table last jear year wo was delightfully lighted by four electric bulbs which were hidden hid hidden den under the voluminous petticoats of quaint little dolls one standing at each corner of the table The little doll ladles had demure fichus nail and huge poke boo bon bonnets nets and their skirts of flowered and white silk were gathered all around atthe nt at the tho waistline spreading out over the electric bulbs like liko petticoats over aa an old fat fashioned hoop Ordinary small china dolls with kid bodies were used for these novel lampshades the doll lady being ser ered a al the waistline and her nether extremities ex extremities ex- ex being ruthlessly discarded ere era she took her position over the electric bulb Very funny place favors for Thanks giving g day are little animals made of vegetables black and white headed pins being used for eyes and toothpicks forming form form- Ing the legs Ears rosy may be suggested by three cornered slashes in the vegetable skin Some of the achieved In Inthis Inthis this way are arc Indescribably funny and the queer favors are arc always sure Cure to evoke a gale of merriment The favors shown in shops are full of suggestions for the tho hostess who has not n a large amount to spend on her table decoration Quaint little vegetable men and women may be made of real beets potatoes onions and carrots imitating the funny papier macho figures in the shops Tiny dolls dressed like farmers farmers' and trundling crepe paper carts holding pumpkins are arc dainty favors sure to ap appeal appeal peal to the feminine guests These little farmer dolls are Illustrated and with a little patience such favors should not be hard to make at home For a childrens children's Thanksgiving party n a pumpkin Jack Homer pie pic la is of course courso In order The pumpkin should bo be used whole with nth holy n a square cut out at the top for a lid as In the case cano of n Jack o u uI I pumpkin The Inside 1 is lined with waxed paper and the favors are attached to yellow ribbons which escape beneath the lid at the top nod stretch to each place around the tho table instead of filling the Jack pie tr s or f o Tr rM lie tho farmers bring in is the era crops with favors empty walnut shells may bo be used Into each pair of shells being slip ped ped-be ped before oro the gluing together Is done donea done done- a folded paper paper- containing directions for some stunt to td bo performed by the small recipient One child may bo instructed in to a piece another to Imitate Imi tate Late n a barnyard bird soother another to sing n a song and so on adding on-adding adding materially to the hilarity of rho feast end At tt a very Jolly Thanksgiving party last year the young guests wore costumes representing various ha friends ducks geese and other feathered folk were present and one of these clever costumes is illustrated As Aswill will bo ho seen the feathers feather made of strips stripe of stout paper are arc pasted or sewed to loose e garments of cheap muslin The head dress is made of cardboard with nith asleep n a sleep capo cape of the tho paper feathered muslin and eyes and beak are aro touched up with water color Ia Iu naturalistic manner Yellow chamois gloves bo be worn with such a costume and aud shoes are arc made of chamois skin akin lu fu loose moccasin style |