Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-30

/ intervals through a cunningly con-
cealed door.
The witches told wonderful fortunes
for everybody and large witch, who
occupied a central post, stirred caul-
dron from which she continuity dis
tributed favors.
The gnomes and brownies roasted the
chestnuts on the large hearth, and the
| fairies danced around their favorite
teacher and presented her with three
magical glfts-an italian coral to keep
off the evil eye, good luck penny as a
foundation for her fortune and 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
designated by that name, but were, as
far as possible, faithful reproductions
of the little people of famous fiction,
the creatures of the Irish woods and
bogs, the Scotch highlands and the
German forests as they have been de-
picted by poets, painters and prose
writer's. It 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 effective for the
witch's costume and for that OF the
owl and black cat Poor pussy mad
quite difficult time-one of the smaller
girls was chosen for this part-be-
cause the other guests at the frolic
! insisted on her going on all fours a
large part of the time, which, In spite
of her gymnastic training was not
altogether agreeable.
Equally amusing is a dance where
| the guests all appear as fruits Oh the
autumn There must, of course, be
some liberty permitted in this sort OF
character costumjng, for while 1t Is
! comparatively easy for a properly
built young person to appear as an ear
of corn, it is rather difficult for her or
him to assume the exact proportions
of q tomato. A lettuce girl with full
shaded green skirts of crinkled paper
and some gracefully arranged lettuce
| leaves for bodice and headdress, Is a
most fascinating creature, and the
grape costume, the autumn leaf cos
| tune. the pumpkin vine costume, etc,
are all most attractive. 1t Is usually
considered wise for the girl to select
fruit and vegetable costumes which
are pretty and becoming. while the
boys, with their customary gailantry.
volunteer for the grotesque parts.
Squashes, radishes, potatoes and
apples all fall to the lot of the boys.
With the vegetable throng there should
mingIe a sufficient sprinkling of the
traditional Halloween characters.
Nothing could be more amusing than
the pairing off at such an assemblage.
Miss Lettuce and jack-o'-lantern dane
ing together, followed by the witch
and the tomato boy, 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 decorations for large
rooms In which Halloween frolics are
to be held, and there are also paper
draperies stamped with appropriate de-
signs which come especially for the
walls and tables Large witches
black cats and owls made of paper are
uesd here and there among the deco
rations or perched on chandeliers,
lamp shades or over doorways. Jack
o'-lanterns. real or imitation, are the
most popular lights for the festivities.
If real they may be set on the table
or hung in different quarters of the
room. The imitation ones are In the