The herald., 1897-11-21

Sometimes" she said. refiectively'
'I've thought about a Thanksgiving
masquerade. The costumes would be
easy. but every woman would want to
be Priscilla or Rose Standish. No. a
plain dance Is more satisfactory, unless
you have competitive examination OF
, Priscillas; that might be interesting"
Very" said the inquisitive individ-
ual. picking up a doll with hickory
nut for q head. But these
YES" answered the specialist on
Thanksgiving. THE table is the first
thing to consider. always. This year
I have some real novelties. DID you
ever see q whale oil lamp?" she broke
of suddenly.
"Of course you can't spread .
Thanksgiving dinner table with real
old china and pewter unless you have
been very lucky in great-grandmother
or in the Yukon. / know woman who
has four plates that are worth their
weight In gold. but If she has five peo'
pie to sit down to table-what Is her
name, my country women? Her name
is Dennis. You will like those little
cakes. I believe.
"One whale oil lamp will go much
farther with house party. Besides
they are the fashion. People are rak-
ing them out of garrets. or buying
them of dealers in antiquities. I had a
hunt for these two.
See; they are yellow glass. with
metal tops arranged for two small
round wicks. People used sperm oil in
them before kerosene days. and they
burned like candles, without chimneys.
The fad this autumn Is to fill them with
olive oil. At them with bright-colored
shades, such as are bought for candles.
and burn them like fairy lamps for
table decoration. shall bring mine
out for the first time with a &C I'd old
fashioned turkey dinner Thanksgiving
day."
That's a brilliant idea," said the in
quiring woman. Now about those
corn-cobs; you were going to tell us"
YES" continued the energetic enter
tainer; there is one thing that all the
experts in etiquette tell you is highly
incorrect the rest Of the year which Is
not only correct but obligatory at
Thanksgiving. You must pile your
table with food as If to give an impress
sion Of a recent famine. That Is not so
easy If you serve in courses, In the
French manner. My swarm insist on
the original fashion,-seven or eight
vegetables on the table with the i,r-
key and pudding and pies ad lib, after
wards. / ate Thanksgiving dinner
once where they gave me Dreaded cut
let's! Such ignorance as there Ia in
this world!"
80 glad to have found you in." said
the inquisitive Individual, despairing Of
recognition. ut is late and"
"Oh, yes" pursued the Thanksgiving
specialist; "you were asking about my
German favors. OF course it's not real
ly the thing to have German at
Thanksgiving, but l shall start ell the
old-fashioned dances I know to begin
with, l am sending out invitations to
lot of people for the evening, and
these favors are to send folks home
good-natured.
"First there's corn. told a dealer
what I wanted the things for, and he
GOT me any number Of trifles in imita-
tion corn-cobs; some of them are lead
pencils for the dance programmes; nice
clumsy ones, good souvenirs. These
punches of tinselled oats are the pret-
test possible hair ornaments: they be-
long to a very simple and graceful
dancing figure. There are straw bas-
kets trimmed with wheat; they will
work in nicely. too.
"These little pumpkins are a triumph.
See: they are made of chi, a and paint
ed. stem and all. There are Sits in
the side for eyes. nose, and mouth, and
YOU put a candle inside just as you did
in the genuine article years ago when
you set it on gate post to 'frighten
folks in the evening. Somebody got
up tiny pumpkins like these for fig
ure in a harvest dance at Lenox a
couple of months ago. and everybody
was calling for them at Halloween. You
darken the room partly for few min
utes, and the pumpkin faces shine out
in great style as the dancers move
through their evolutions."