New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-23
H4LLOWEEN FAVORS.
Weird Decorations for Table and
GhoStly Surprises.

Halloween favors?' said the pale faced little
EslesWonlan in the novelty shop. Yes, at the
counter over there. l don't think much about
Halloween nowadays" she went on TO The GUS
TONER who was waiting for parcel. when l
was home, back in Scotland. VIC made a great deal
Of It. remember the parties my mother gave LOT
US and how bobbed for apples and tried all
kinds of charms 10 see if our sweethearts would
be true But Americans are mostly too huch IN
a hurry, It seems 10 me, % enjoy these simple
festivals"
ANY American who wants 70 observe Halloween
though viii find plenty Of odd concets At the
toy shops with which o do it. If a woman wishes
20 give q dinner for instance the supply Of weird
hair raising decorations offered for the purpose is
endless. There are al sorts Of queer lanterns
and the thing i To have 30 other light IN the
dining than that supplied by the lanterns
There are pumpkin lanterns of all sizes. from the
smallest pumpkin jack lantern made. an inch
and haf across ana costing I'VE cents u nc
giant ones that cost - and look Impressive IN me
centre Of q table. Some Of them turn up their
mouths At the corners and grin At you CONTINUALLY
and others look as If this silly world was realF
too much for them to endure The black ost
lanterns are effective They only heads, but
they have any amount Of expression. Then there
are devil head lanterns-very wicked looking
witch head lanterns. goblin heads funny turnip-
face and potsto-face lanterns and for the reveller
who wants to hand a lantern TO somebody there
are lsEnon-face lanterns. There skull head
lanterns, quite blood curdling to look upon: pig
lanterns and pickle-face lanterns and Trilby foot
lanterns, which certainly look nh- leel even Il
they are not precisely Of the TriIby pattern.
centrepiece lantern that party Of children
would simply fell in love with is the vegetable
figure II is of heroic size, twentysix inches high,
and the illuminated pumpkin head tops the fun
NEST green body imaginable. This figure costs s.,
hui would last for generations OF children.
In a dining rooE lighted with these lanterns and
with suspended sticks splitting forth witch fire. in
the dim darkness. a dinner would certainly he
success These witch fire sticks only 10 cents
box and the fire is the kind which IS said not to
burn.
Novelties and figures and favors Of all kinds
were never so enticng they are this Halloween.
There furry black cats OF all sizes. and big
hated witches riding geese There snakes
frGle ga Tyhe7
and long legged, google eyed crabs There are so
many kinds Of devils that, matter what your
taste in devils may be, il surely he suited.
For the discouraged person there IS walking devil
with a cart. express He'll" For the medical
student there nice little joiuted skeletons
MANY of these novelties boxes which he
filled with candies. 4 cunning NINA ture IS a
pumpkin. upon which stands black cat with
surprised looking tail Larger ones are comic
'sick vegetable figures" pudgy policemen, fur owls.
funny fruit faces with shaking noses. and ridicu-
lous farmer figures with heads shaking invis-
bic wires There are vegetable elephants which out
faker the worst nature faker. Most impressive
seen in darkened rooms ghostly sheeted fig
ure seven inches high.
The imitation fruits with which TO fool diners
particularly well made this year. Assorted
fruits nicely packed in boxes, apples pears
bananas and oranges, looking good enough 10 eat
sell by the dozen singly. Then there are straw
berries and cherries, and all the small fruits in
cunning little boxes.
Among the small favors are walnuts which open
and show a wee pickannny; confetti bombs which
buster uckiers." and cups and saucers in the like
ness Of grinning skulls. There are small red metal
devils and white babies, effective for guarding the
prize cake; for which, by the way, there are SPLEEN
did gold rings and diamond rings for the large
price Of five cents apiece. There snake nests
innocent looking things-but put a light to one and
q long Snake wriggles There are broonls
enough TO ht out all the witches in Christendon
There are love thermometers a scientific edition Of
the daisy, which used TO be loves guide. There
are matrimonial prospects" dirt cheap sold by the
dozen. In fact, the conceits are almost endless,
each calculated TO create fun than the other