Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
HOLIDAY DINNER FAVORS
Many Changes Are Rung on the
Turkey and the Pumpkin.
BRIDES SPECIALLY HONORED
Mach Ingenuity Displayed for the
n Thanksgiving aud Christmas
TRbies-Pretty Decora-
lions Low in Price.
BRIDES SPECIALLY HONoRED

Fsvors OF some sort are an almost indis-
pensabie adjunct Of the modern dinner
party. Any one who doubts this statement
need only drop IN at any one OF several
establishments given over TO retailing
things OF this sort to be convinced Of it's
truth.
One shop Of this kind. probably the lsrg-
est In New York, offers tens Of thousands
OF varieties ranging in price from 8 cents
to much more than IS each. Here pur-
chasers Of moderate means may supply the
needs OF a dinner party or other entertain
ment where favors are distributed as com
\ paratively small cost and with happy re-
suits provided they have a little magma
ton and know how to choose. The highest
priced favors are not always the most eff
fective.
There are now favors suitable for every
season OF the year, for all sorts Of coca
sions and kinds Of guests.
But the choosing. There's the rub!'
sighed n woman new at dinner giving to a
prsctlced dinner siver.
This difficulty has been met in part by
the dealers. who put to the front at certain
seasons fsvors especially appropriate. For
example, with Thanksgiving approaching
favors suggesting the season and appro-
pirate for dinners taking place within
1nhnkNHlNlUk week nave "a prominent place
There are painted turkey gobblers about
two and a half inches at the largest con-
tanning no box and in themselves a pretty
o3nAment worth keeping, and colored paper
turkeys somewhat larger containing a box
Intended to hold a favor more or less costly
or simply bonbons. Al a certaon Thanks
giving dinner OF last year the favors for
[ooth men and women, hidden under the
NtIfkey's breast, we're gold foot ball cuff
buttons. This year new favors which are
taking well are figures Of Peary and Cook
holding a roast turkey and similar figures
chasing a turkey.
a Ingenious Decorations.
There are individual closed pumpkins.
the top decorated with a leaf. for ice
cream cases, one variety representing a
candy box. Sheaves OF wheat tied in the
middle are used for almond holders and
tiny double baskets of twin pumpkins are
used for the same purpose. Small pump
KIM topped with a turkey in which may
be hidden a surprise favor and swapping
notices containing q turkey picture are
comparatively inexpensive favors aside
from whatever filling the purchaser may
decide to use.
Thanksgiving dinner cards ranging in
price from % to 60 cents a dozen include
some pretty designs, for example a small
turkey in gold and brown, illuminated on
linette board, a turkey and boy plate
printed; a darby and turkey steel etching
with tinted edge, and clowns chasing tur-
keys.
A huge paper pumpkin pie for a center
decoration containing as many favors as
there are guests attached after the style
of a Jack Horner pie to the ends of rib
= bons. together with individual turkey
boxes filled with bonbons and pumpkin
Ice cream cases, comprise the favors to
be used by one hostess who will entertain
sixteen dinner guests on Thanksgiving day.
The favors in the pde will consist mostly
of wood and ivory carved novelties in the
shape OF sporting articles. including air
ships and automobiles.
For any but the most formal and dig
nifed OF dinners huge favor balls sus-
pended over the table are for the time
being having a great vogue. the rose de-
sign preferred. This design. which is from
twenty TO thirty inches in diameter, ac-
rprding to the number of favors hidden
Away In It, is composed Of about $50 ar
bMcial pink. red or yellow roses as pre-.
terred. a dozen or more narrow streamer'
Of satin ribbon finishing the lower side o.
the ball like a fringe. Near the end ID
the dinner these are pulled simultaneously
a. in a Jack Horner pie.
The very newest thing in pies, the use o.
which. by the way, is not confined tC
young folks dinners, are the snow man pie
Elistening white, trimmed with a dozen Of
more cotton men surrounding a dome-likt
senterpiece; the japanese pie, decorated
witHA eighteen pretty little Japs encirclins
4 taller Jap under an umbrella. and thu
star pie, which is to be hung from the cell
ing above the table and win be particularly
appropriate for Christmas dinners 1
\ Srimmed with holly.