Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-14

may be made just as picturesque.
A unique invitation Is made from
The corn husks. Take the smooth,
and cut them about six inches long.
Then with fine pen and black ink
,rint some merry little invitation in
rhyme, as
Come with whoop,
| Come with call,
Come with u good will
Or come not mt all.
November thirteth,
| From seven until eleven o'clock.
| Corn husking. Colonial dress.
Select slender cornstalks and glue
these little slips around them. Use
narrow strips of the husks instead of
ribbons to tie them with.
The interior of the house should be
veritable cornfeld. A pretty way to
decorate would be to form border of
stalks all around the room. Then
make frieze of stripped corn hung
in festoons by their husks. This can
be arranged as to make an extremely
effective frieze. Another room may
have frieze of the corn silk. Bunches
of this may be tied closely together to
twine, making it string of uneven
| silk, and this may be festooned with
most artistic result. When all the
| guests shall have arrived it would be
well to invite them out to large camp
fire provided the evening is not too
cold, otherwise to large wood fire
within) to roast apples. potatoes and
| nrn nd al fA
passing away some little time in this
manner the corn husking may next
take place. 1t would be good
idea to have a farmland stationed
at the door with favors for each one
for the choosing of partners. A sim
pie and appropriate way to do is to
have two sets of envelopes containing
kernels of corn-corn colored envel-
opes for the ladies and pale green
ones for the gentlemen. The kernels
should be counted, and those holding
corresponding numbers are to be
husking partners. All being paired
off, they should proceed at once to
the barn. The interior of the barn
can be decorated in a picturesque
manner. Bittersweet may be used to
cover the rafters and pillars, while
carrots, corn, crooked squashes, tur-
nips and all sorts of the smaller farm
ing implements, such as rakes, hoes,
scythes, corn knives and such things,
may be so arranged as to present an
attractive appearance. Rosy apples
piled up here and there will lend a
touch of warmth to the whole affair,
while the lighting Fart of it may be
obtained from the Jack O. lanterns,
made from huge pumpkins.
In the center of the floor a large
circular space should be piled with
unhusked corn. Just beyond this
should be little piles (rather high) of
sweet, fresh hay, upon which the
busy workers are to sit. When all
are arranged the signal to begin
should be merrily pealed out from a
cowbell, and as each ear is husked it
should be accounted for. At the end
OF given time, say twenty minutes,
work should be stopped by another
ring of the cowbell, and the couple
husking the greatest number is
awarded first prize, while that husk-
ing the least number is awarded the
BOBBY prize. Appropriate prizes
would be for the first an odd basket
and sun hat made of corn husks, while
the boobies would be made happy by
twin corncob dolls wearing quaint
Ounce caps. After the merry festivi-
ties here all could retire to the dining
room while the floor of the barn was
being put in order for dance. Be-
fore dancing begins, however, the
busy huskers will be ready for supper
One way of making the table attrac-
tive is to use an unbleached cloth of a
deep shade, on which are placed at
intervals small corn stacks. In the
centre of the table large pumpkin
rests on a mat Of glossy corn silk
The menu cards may be made from
water color paper, folded double, and
cut and colored to represent pump
kins. The menu may be printed IN
side in old-fashioned letters. San
| Francisco Examiner.
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