Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

All Halloween, that intensely interesting
and quaint festival, is almost upon
What shall we do by way of testing fate
that we haven't done shoals of times be-
fore?' Is the question asked by lots of
girls at the present moment-girls who feel
that to let this portentous eve pass unno-
tced would indeed be like tempting Provi-
dence.
OF course one is obliged to create novelty
merely by ringing the changes on the old
love potions and conjurings that have
worked for veal for woe" for many
generations. But, like old wine, old books
ana old friends, they are the best after all.
1t is rather in the decorations of the room
where the spirits of divination Will hold
high carnival that ones ingenuity can dis
play itself to most advantage. Every one
knows that these decorations should De as
freakish and ghoulish possible and SAVIOR
richly of mystery and harvest home.
A large, comfortable barn. If one lives in
the country, is an ideal place for the Hal
loween party but most hostesses have to
be content with turning the drawing and
living rooms into greenwood The sea-
son Itself suggests that autumn leaves De
used profusely. 1t sounds very lovely to
say go into the woods and gather gayly
colored leaves for this decoration, but, as
a matter of history old Mother Nature has
an unfortunate trick of doing her children
crucial moment. Autumn leaves proving
no exception to this rule, have often not
been found when wanted. 1t is safer and
better to purchase or. make your autumn
foliage. Beautiful colored leaves made OF
crane paper are to be bought for So 30
thousand. and when wired and hung upon
bare tree branches are quite as effective as
the real thing. These leaves can be made
at home by, any clever woman whose fling
ers have "knack." Take a natural leaf
for a sample and cut two thicknesses of
paper the proper shape between which wire
is inserted to form the stem, the latter be-
ing twisted around the branch. The leaves
when finished are dipped in anline dyes of
different shades of red and the effect is de-
lightfully brilliant.
Drape the walls with two tones of pump
kin yellow cheesecloth and place great
branches of gold and crimson leaves over
them. Fill in the corners of the room with
small trees from whose branches Grape pa
per leaves f1utter like natural ones.
Marigolds will be charming banked on
the mantelpiece with a background of
bronze and gold leaves. Hang huge bough
of autumn leaves from the chandelier and
string small red apples and festoon them
over the portieres. The only lights should
be candles and JACKIE LANTERNS made of
pumpkin and squash shells If a few
scarecrows are seen leering out of the
shrubbery the effect is especially weird.
These awe-inspirng objects are easily made
by balling up the leaves of cornstalks for
the head and arranging some flying stream
ers for the hair. A pair of roly-poly owls
perched here and there give an appropriate
air to the nights festivities. With these
eerie adjuncts it ought TO be simple mat
ter to thrill delciously while the fateful
trials are in progress.
1t would be lots of fun for the hostess to
dress up as witch and surround herself
with group of little boy gnomes cleverly
got up in earth-colored cambria suits belted
with red. Long, pointed boards should COW
er their faces, and on their heads should
appear wicked looking horns.
The witch should array herself in a long,
red gown bordered with serpents. frogs and
lizards. which may easily be cut from pieces
of black material and pasted on the dress.