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Show I Golden Plenty in Thanksgiving Favors COOKING over the array of Thanksgiving favors that now give golden color to candy Aop windows and to certain depart ments in the big stores, one is 1m- pressed with :he fact that tne nresenl generation adores a racket. Thanks-Jiving Thanks-Jiving seasons of yore were rather dig-F dig-F nificd affairs and all the nole there was on such occasions was made by Say young voices and pleasant laugh-I laugh-I ter when relatives got together for the yearly reunion Now there are dozens of contraptions among the Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing Playthings that add no ornamental j 'ouch to the celebration, but arc sole-y sole-y and entirely intended to add to the I din. Rattles there arc that make an I appalling clatter, incga phones through 'hlch the youthful voice may yell to "s capacity, and cowbells' appropriately appropriate-ly decorated with apples, pumpkins and Thanksgiving turkeys. And. qf course. In addition to all these lively nolje-makenj. there will bo at Ihe modern Thanksgiving festivity the In-syllable In-syllable phonograph grinding out fata nd ragtime tunes Indeed Thanks-tfvhlg Thanks-tfvhlg Is not so much now an occa-lon occa-lon of reunited relatles as It Is an opportunity for "a party with an elaborate supper and a danco after-Ward after-Ward Many countrv houses are kept open unlii after Thanksgiving weekend, week-end, and 01 her big houses are opened Weclallj for the occasion, servant; "tag sent days in advance to start the 'Urnace get in supplies and make the P'ace ready for family and guests who Jjrive by train and motor cars on the Wednesday evening before the holiday, th v of ,he masculine members of nc paru may run Into town on Friday 0 attend to business matters, but they JMurn on Saturday and the whole jnanksgivlng week-end Is given up to un outdoors and In with the feast of jradltional turkey and fixings as one 'njportant feature of entertainment. n(i a wind-up dance as another. For the Thanksgiving dinner table and are P'i(;n,y cf tralitional favors a each year new and interesting can ppear- Some of them grace jnjy boxes, others are mounted on stands to serve as place favors na-vVrc ri0t s many kl,akl and 33 Wu- "Surea amonpr the favors nis eason. but flags are quite as I plentiful as they were last year. Flags J have a new signliicunco now and they intake a most beautiful decoration for 1 any room. Flags of the Allies are sure to mingle with the pumpkin yellow yel-low of Thanksgiving in American dining din-ing rooms this season. For decorating supper room and I ballroom there are yard and yard! of pumpkin colored crepe paper with I turkeys gamboling along the way. These strips of decorated paper which I come In various widths, may be lacked i all around a room just above the I the moon's face In quite realistic fash-1 fash-1 ion. During one dance number all ! the lights In the room, except tho one behind the screen, will be put out and the young people will waltz to an alluring al-luring tunc in a soft moonlight radl-! radl-! a nee Movable favors arc quite the thing I this year. Hcada. arms and leg of j 1 ho funny little figures are on pivots and may be moved about Into all sorts of ;.;ii"-.r.z positions. These favors arc made of wood In flat silhouette style and are brightly painted. Of course. 1 Two Popular Thanksgiving Favors I height of chair-backs and one obtains a very cheerful effect at exceedingly small cost. There arc pumpkin lanterns lan-terns too In various sizes. One clever hostess who Is planning a Thank, giving giv-ing week-end dance In honor of a youthful guest has arranged a full moon Illumination for her ballroom which will surely charm the young j folks. There is a big screen which will be suspended from the ceiling In I fron of a side bracket of electric lights.. The screen Is made of dark I gray cardboard and has a round open- j ing the sizo of a dinner plate cut In I its center Thin glazed paper is pasted over the opening which Is supposed to represent the full moon With a black- , ing brush and ordinary shoe blacking the amateur artist has daubod on a I few cloud effects which wander across 'there are turkeys galore turkeys I trussed stuffed and au nature!. The j small metal turkeys with iridescent ! plumage seem to be the favorites, bul there are turkeys big enough to make capaclou Jack Horner pies. One of j these huge birds on a platter look? I for all tho world like a really truly Thanksgiving turkey fresh from the I oven brown, glistening and ready to ! carve. There are other Jack Ilorm-rs ! in pumpkin shape and special con-cells con-cells In Jack Uorners. new this season. sea-son. A delightful one Is a big horn of plenty with apples and other fruit I lumbllng out of its end. The fruit j (really small pasteboard boxes) serves j to hide little tlbsue wrapped packages. 1 one. for each guest hi the table. One of the. new Thanksgiving favors 'are pictured. This shows Mr. Nut- "SBSBMSsjsjjjsjgs""" cracker, a new and welcome addition to the list of Thanksgiving favors, for Mr. Nutcracker is useful as well a ornamental. Mo really cracks nuts , You place tho nut Jn the hollow bell his determined chin, manipulate the handle at his back, and down comes his chin, crunching the nutshell Wa head simulates a pumpkin--wlth B ' rosy radish for a nose, and potato boots finish his cucumber !es. Besl 1 him Is Mrs Nutcracker, who Is merely ornamental, not useful, except as' she encourages her spouse with her altitude al-titude of adoring admiration. An Inverted In-verted lcituce forms her petticoat, a ' ripe strawberry her neat bodice Hor parasol Is made of a closed morning-glory morning-glory blossom. There are many uf these quaint little DgUres, cleverly concocted con-cocted by putting fi n is ;.rd m tabb - 1 together and all made cf pasteboard and crepo paper Prettiest, however, are tho kewple favors, and kewples abound this year There is the Kewple Kew-ple Harlequin, the Kewple bride, the Kewpie soldier and two kewples dancing together, each dressed In a big pumpkin yellow sash, make a charming group for ft placo favor. Mr. And Mrs, N ut- racker. Hi Does The Work And she Is Purclj Ornamental |