Show now comes halloween A k A so many preparations are under way for halloween parties that there Is no doubt that a lot of merrymaking merry making is coming to pass this year upon the return of the festival of all saints day the big shops are showing all sorts of grotesque funny and pretty decorations made of paper in the way of adornments for house and table and people are buying them freely A gay party nt at home Is the best way to celebrate and Is evidently taking the place of pranks that lure the youngsters into doing dangerous and damaging things in cn the outside yellow and black are the colors for halloween decorations and lanterns candle shades jacko jack o Ian lanterns terns table and houke houe garnish ings are all done in these colors with yellow in a dark shade predominating plain crepe pa pr in bolts and fringed strips is used for a n great number of halloween Ila llowen figurea and there are many printed 1 papers p pers containing figures in black as witches ghosts jacko jack o lanterns and innumerable black cats in all sizes these tire are cut out and pasted against thin for place cards candle shades banners and wall decorations they uro are used to dress tables intend instead of linen and there are paper napkins mi likins in iii keeping instead of the usual genuine pumpkin jacko jack J ick o lanterns ian terns are made over a big wire frame of plain yellow paper and a face painted on with black and alte winter water colors or the face may be cut from printed paper and pasted on oil the lantern this is suspended over the dining table and similar lanterns are arc hung in other rooms or the ball the fringed strips of paper tire are used for festoons fes and these paper decorations are improved if autumn leaves are used with them in the picture above th thereal there eream aie sorn some clever table decorations they are merely suggestions anil and do not include eats cats bats ghosts and witches thal thai may be had in large or small sizes on oa the printed bolts of paper and used toi for lanterns place cards candle shades shade etc tc tile the ja jack jacko ck o ian lantern tern at the reighl of the picture is made of yellow and black crepe paper ills location in th ill maeme of things Is in the center 0 0 the table where refreshments are to ta ba b served here lie he is mounted on a lovi pasteboard box bos either square or round covered with crepe paper and cantali ing paper caps or small mirth provola provo ing souvenirs these are distributed distribute 1 to t the guests when nhen they are seated the lantern at the center is of printed crepe paper and is to bt bl used over electric lights it Is adorned with wilh short narrow strips of crepe paper each ending in a little ball of nl stuffed with cotton gelow below the lanterns are two place cards cut from painted paper mounted on thin cardboard and fastened to small disks diska N 0 cardboard in which the gents names are written the last figure at tile tha left ift shows a caudle candle shade made of 0 printed crepe paper moun mounted teil over a 0 fiame of wire or cardboard there Is nothing formal about the hallow hallom een cen party it is a frolic games and pastimes for the evening are to be planned ahead alie merrier merriet the better nothing suits the grownup young people better than dancing and fortune telling and there art plenty of thrilling and romping garnet games tor for the youngsters it Is a paper festival and paper dishes paper table furnishings and paper deco decorations radons ronke make things easy and inexpensive fos the hostess |