Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
FOR THE FEAST DAY
Suggestions for Arranging
Are American.
A SMALL MAYFLOWER
PLYMOUTH ROCK AND A ROCK
BOUND COAST.
Annual Vegetable Souvenirs That Will
Stimulate Converse
ton.

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| the mental horizon of the housewife who is
planning a family reunion or for extra
| guests the first thought that enters her
| mind is the dinner menu. So absorbing is
| this problem, especially to a careful Mar
| tina, that in the hurry and hustle of cult
| nary preparation she is apt to forget that
| there other things besides fine din
| ner which will greatly add to the success
| of the Thanksgiving festivities.
AS the season comes when flowers and
| foliage have so lately persisted the outer
| world seems very barren, and therefore it
| becomes necessary to infuse as much good
cheer as possible indoors to give an added
| feeling of warmth and welcome to the
| guests
The chief consideration in this direction
will, of course, be the table. which should
not only groan with its harden of good
things to eat but should be made attract
| i've with seasonable decorations.
| AS the Pilgrim Fathers are inseparaby
| associated with the great American Holt
| day. it is entirely appropriate and
| novel treatment well to decorate the
| table in their honor.
The central figure of this decorative
| scheme should be a miniature MayfioWer,
! which can be shaped at home after several
| different models. The little vessel should
| be full-rigged and its hold filled with a
goodly cargo of fruits and nuts.
| A large green squash, selected with care
in view of the fact that 1t is to be halved,
| will, when Scooped out, serve as the hull
| of the vessel. The sails can be fashioned
| from white paper, cut with a nicely and
| sewed to mast and boom, the latter being
ordinary smooth sticks. On of the
| sails inscribe The Mayflower of 1903" so
| there will be mistake about its identity.
! Let the goodly ship sail on big mirror
| representing the sea, and have 1t headed
1 ,f tpiAl Ii.h
| Plymouth Rock surrounded by the rock
| bound coast" a collection of many shells
| and stones gathered in travels or for the
| occasion.
| The Mirror Border.
| Contrary to the original state of things,
| the housewife can argue that the vegeta-
| ton In the locality, associated with the
| Mayfower, has changed within the past
| few hundred years. so she can hide the
| oceans boundaries with delicate ferns and
| dainty blossoms, which will reflect In the
| mirror quite realistically.
! The souvenirs can consist Of a bonbon
| box at each place In the shape of a small
| ship on the sails of which are the figures
1G20-19O3. They can also be fashionend, at
| a trifing expense, out of pasteboard, tissue
| paper. toothpicks and some water-colpr
paints. On the top of each mast put n
| tiny flag, about an inch in diameter. cut
| out of red, white and blue tissue paper,
| using a pin for the staff. The entire cost
of the table decorations. including the
| flowers. should not exceed 81. A caterer
| would probably charge $50.
| If the good wife fears to undertake the
| building of a Mayflower owing to lack of
| nautical education. she still have her
| Mayfower. and in place of the homemade
| sails she can substitute some from child s
| sailboat. AS to the bonbon favors, small
boxes may be purchased ready made, and
tiny boats may be pasted on, the flag being
| added before.
| At the beginning of a feast there Is usu-
| ally a trying moment of suspense to every
| hostess. Such an embarrassment at the
Thanksgiving dinner can be averted by
| resort to novel idea in the shape of SOU
| venirs. 1t will be charming prelude which
! will insure safe crossing of the Rubicon.
Ingenious Favors.
These souvenirs, which will delight the
| children we'll as the grown-ups, should
| consist of a unique assortment of animal.
| insect, fruit and flower carica lures, which
| may be fashioned into ingenious forms
| from small fruits. vegetables and nuts The
| first glimpse of the objects will set In
| lcquacious play the fountain of mirth and
| words.
To accomplish this result a very slight
| expenditure of money is necessary. for the
| requisites are in nearly every household
| These consist of oranges, lemons, dried
| fruitS-like raisnS English currantS and
prunes-radishes, lettuce. celery parsley
| leaves, fshbones and toothpicks.
| To Make a Cricket.
| A shelled almond will be the foundation
for that CHEEKY hearthsde musician, The
| cricket To make, take a sharp penknife
| and cut off lengthwise and crosswise mar
row strips of the skin to indicate wings and
| breast Six toothpickS should be bent into
| correct angles and be pushed into the side
| of the almond body for legs. A black cur
| rant should be pinned for the head with
| black headed pins, which will serve as eyes.
| If horsehairs are available two of these
| will represent the little creatures antennaC
| otherwise use two fine straws from a
| broom.
For a harmless mouse. take a light-col-
ored radish with long, slim tail Pin to
| this a raisn for the head Push two raisin
| Il EN- two little ears cut from almond skin.
| Four blunt toothpicks will make excellent
| legs.
| A realistic turtle may be made out of
| prune. with head, tail and feet of cloves,
pushed in at the proper points.
| A spider may be made of large French
| prune, using a large raisin for the head.
| At one-thrd the distance of the length of
| the prune tie a yellow string to indicate
| the segments of the body. On the under
| side tie eight fish bones. four each side
the raisn head two horn-like appendages
| should protrude. These may be of the
pointed ends of toothpickS.
| A Lemon Pig.
| A lemon makes comical miniature pig,
| providing it has a prominent base for a
snout Slash the mouth, push in couple
| of cloves for eyes, pin on ears cut from
| onion skin. twist another piece of onion
| skin for tail; then insert the toothpicks
for legs. and you win have pig.
! There is no end Of the possibilities that
a little practice will enable the expert
menter to make all sorts of amusing souve-