New-York tribune., 1906-10-12
HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS.
Weird Festoons and Centrepieces for Fall
Festival.

How n give a new turn 10 the century-old fes-
.,,,.s of Halloween is often puzzle TO the pros
,.,.vs hostess who naturally does not want TO
,,.st the classic but familiar decorations and
gsres OF course, the shops are ful OF entlclng
CREATIONS on the time honored themes OF witch
s,s ,scz-c' lantern, but one does not always see
bc 70 utilize them effectively or so as to produce
~, sunrise element which ought 70 lurk some
,bere IN the preparations for every successIuI
.,,e-tsinrnent FOR this season.
Nv. voung Fifth avenue hostess IN her early,
,s,ns Is nutting in all her spare time these pre-
Halloween days IN fashioning what she Calls pump
l,n vines for the decoration Of her den. The
a,sr.s, ar. OF lightly twisted pale green tissue
,snsr nunctuated FL frequent intervals with little
svsvsv leaflets from which depend tiny 5ack-o'-
lanterns Ike radiant orange colored trult. Win
these raw strings she means 20 festoon her walls
osch,ng her vines irregulaTly with bunch or rosy
checked apples, or a couple Of witches. or grin
ming skeleton.
Another girl, whose windows overlook Gramercy
PARK IS nreparing FOR what she terms wftch-and-
S,vu luncheon 10 which twelve Of her girl chums
~. n be hidden. OF course "devilled' dishes OF
ma sort or another VIII play leading role on the
,,nu and little Devils. all IN lurid red. with horns
ana wicked upturned mustaches and pitchforks
\ N her hands. VIII form dance OF death around
u. low centrepiece which VIII be built OF apples
fsps.rut almonds. English walnuts and taek-o-
lanterns al Of them faVOrs. with little boxes arr
fully eonceaed inside them. A dolls vase or candle
stick miniature telephone. a watch. purse q
BEL for the tea table, daintily wrapped IN tissue
ana tied with yellow ana black ribbon. Is hidden
within. and each favor leads. by an almost invis-
ibs gpld thread. 10 one Of the covers. When the
sweets have been cleared away. and the table Is
cleared for the coffee and fun each OF the thirteen
pretty raidens win give a tug 10 her golden
thread when the oentrepieee viii gently tepple over
ss Il an earthquake had struck II.
nTa
wumen-candy boxes. too in disguise-with red
elosks and steeple hats and round-eyed specs
Each has Z little white spinning wheel al her Knee
but every one Nho knows anything about witches
knows that the broom with which sne sweeps the
sky and the black cat OF evil rnien which follows
her are her real concern. The cats. though
are separate favors, just placed theIe i9r 'Ie ne
creepy effect and 70 help ont me iLeiIsse foTo - re
table each Will be laden with faYors enough ior
ne fayorite al a cotillon much OF the entertain
menl Of the luncheon being expressed lhIousH
These charming little gifts ,.. .
When the affair Is children's party, there are
e many things 10 90 and 1gays 70 co 1hein tISC b
one could Keep on forever Children love 20 h1SIl &
t1e exec1ie nlan1uNres af;d wIere eVeIy one ne s, ~
nealy has been 70 kndergarten ana oaiiciiig 3i
9ianlegn dance, with the dancers IN eoslGIIg, sa1
lie Jack-C' lanterns come In many sizes, from
peas II the mammoth pumpkins the size OF a ten
yesr-olds head. Equipped with sticks and wire
lat viii not fare or tip over these are just the
ting for a merry folk dance or carnival proces,
Eon. What could be more picturesque than a
brownie leading OF with demure little kitten, a
cowboy aid Little BED Riding Hood. then Roose-
le!t bear and "a shepherdess, or a skeleton IN q
tleet with sLepherdess, and 50 on, as fancy suS-
sssts. each OF the celebrants holding aloft his
naming JaCk-O'-lautern, as he glldes through the
gsIkeIed rooms, 10 emerge later INTO a prlSHtiy
.ghieo room for supper? And any one with IN,
tenuily, pair OF scissors, needle and thread and
galore
fsney pumpkins q orange fee, the centres
.4loTed out and filled with ice cream into
nMch y stuck tiny lighted candle. 10 be re-
moved before il has had time TO melt its SURF round
.-es are a dainty accessory 20 the Halloween
tEead A large circular Halloween cake, IN
,.issca has been buried before baking some silver
l4le-a miniature animal a Witchs cauldron ana
to on-gyes zest, as does the melting Of lead toys
q. upeTs, which come already set In their sticks
ior this purpose