Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

tree in a corner-it was made of paper
bark--and emerged at intervals through
a cunningly concealed door.
The witches told wonderful fortunes
for everybody, and large witch, who
occupied central post, stirred a cauldron
from which she continually distributed
favors.
The gnomes and brownies roasted the
chestnuts on the large hearth, and the
fairies danced around their fayorite
teacher and presented her with three
magical gifts-an Italian coral to keep
off the evil eye, a good luck penny as q
foundation for her fortune and a pair of
rose colored glasses, through which she
might always see the bright side of life.
These fairies were not the ordinary
tarletan and spangled creatures that we
have grown accustomed to hear desig-
mated by that name, but were, as far as
possible, faithful reproductions of the
little people of famous fiction, the Great
ures of the Irish woods and bogs, the
Scotch Highlands and the German forests
as they have been depicted by poets,
painters and prose writer's. 1t took some
trouble to evolve the costumes, but not
as much expense as might be thought on
first consideration, for many of the cos
tunes were made entirely of crepe paper,
and in all of them this material entered
largely.
Black paper was most effective for the
witch's costume and for that of the owl
and black cat. Poor pussy had quite a
difficult time-one of the smaller girls was
chosen for this part-because the other
guests at the frolic insisted on her going
on all fours large part of the time,
which, in spite of her gymnastie training,
was not altogether agreeable.
QUALIFY amusing is a dance where
the guests all appear as fruits of the
autumn. There must of course be-
some liberty permitted in this sort of
character costuming, for while it is COM
paratiyely easy for a properly built young
person to appear as an ear of corn,
it is rather difficult for her or him toI
assume the exact proportions of toma-
to. A lettuce girl, with full shaded green
skirts of crinkled paper and some grace
fully arranged lettuce leaves for bodice
and headdress, is a most fascinating
creature, and the grape costume, the au-
tumn leaf costume, the pumpkin vine cos
tune, &c, are all most attractive. 1t isl
usually considered wise for the girl tol
select fruit and vegetable costumes which
are pretty and becoming, while the boys,
with their customary gallantry, volunteer
for the grotesque parts.
Squashes, radishes, potatoes and ap-
pies all fall to the lot of the boys. With
the vegetable throng there should min
gle sufficient sprinkling of the tradi !
tional Halloween characters. Nothing
could be more amusing than the pairing
off at such an assemblage. Miss Lettuce
and jaek-o'-lantern dancing together, fol- |
the grape girl and the owl, picturesque
Miss Autumn Leaf and a jolly brownie, |
make up a procession of quaint contrasts. |
Pumpkin vines and autumn leaves are !
charming celebrations for large rooms in |
which Halloween frolics are to be held, |
and there are also paper draperies
stamped with appropriate designs which
come especially for the walls and tables. !
Large witches black cats and owls made |
of black paper are used here and there
among the decorations or perched on
chandeliers, lamp shades or over door
ways. Jack-o' lanterns, real or imita-
ton, are the most popular lights for the
festivities. If real they may be set on
the table or hung in different quarters of