The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-30
Odd Ideas For Hallowe 'er
 Parties

The would-be hostess is racking her brains now for ideas for a Hallowe en party. She wants it to be novel and ar tistic, and she does not want 1t to smash her financially.
 Many women like fancy dress affairs for Hallowe en, but this is not apt to , prove popular with mothers who must scare up costumes; if the part wis for older people will dislike it.
 Therfore it is better to carry out the spirit fthe occasion in the decorations and in different tests and games, ancient and modern
 A clever writer on the subject of Hal lowe'en suggests that for an entertain men1 on this occasion it is not necessary to spend much on the invitations. They are quite as attractive when homemade. Water color paper can be cut in the shape of pumpkins, colored a deep orange, and rhyming invitation written on 1t In black ink or lettered in white or red paint.
 !. One clever girl has evolved these pump kins in the form of an envelope. It has piece of paper fastened to the back to make a pocket, and the stem is arranged to fasten to the inside so that when drawn a separate card of invitation is pulled out
 This card has a border of tiny black witches and the lettering Is done in old English letter to look like black art. If sent through the mail the pumpkin is stamped and addressed just as an ordin- ary letter would be.
 For decoration all that is necessary is plenty of tissue paper in several shades of orange This can be festooned over the doors and windows and can be made up into huge chrysanthemums.
 If one lives in the country and does not mind trouble chains of yellow kernels of corn can be strung and used with pleasing effect. One artistic girl last year made a freze for her dining room of red and black witches.
 Another got dozens of good-sized yellow gourds and turned them into lanterns which were strung diagonally across the dining table. These lanterns were hung from two broomstcks clamped to op- posite corners of the table. The sticks were gilded and the broom part was up, with a witch cut out of black paper sitting on each.
 A table decoration that is not expensive, yet effective, should have large pie made from three shades of orange tissue paper, with a black cat sitting on top. Tie around the leg of the cat narrow orange ribbons In three tones and end each ribbon with punches of brown twigs. Put one at each place of guest to be pulled at the end of the meal.
 Such pie could be easily made at home by covering dishpan and making the cats of cardboard painted black, with green beads for eyes.
 At the four corners of the table put six inch flower pots, covered with yellow paper and filled with tissue paper chrys- anthemums as if growing.
 Have dinner cards of good-sized pump kins made from water colored paper, with red and black witches and devils sitting on the stems.
 For favors at each plate put witches brooms, with bright orange handles and tied with orange bows. These brooms can be made at home by covering the small est mailing tubes with orange paper, making a cap to stick in one end for a lid and tying to the other end with mar row orange ribbon punches of brown twigs for the broom. They can be filled with homemade candy.
 The favors for the pie can be of the simplest description. It is possible to Buy old pumpkin favors, witches. big and little cats, and witches brooms quite in- expensively, but equally attractive things can be cut out of gourds, yellow paper apples and nuts.
 Halloween postals, with. rhymes and jingles appropriate to each guest. make attractive favors. also tiny witches made from hickory nuts and black muslin.