The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-19

nceman, with a potato body, turnip head and
couple OF cucumbers for legs. requires some
sort of helme. easily made out of pasteboard,
as we'll as club In his hand, to lend him a prop
er verisimitude. A final touch in the shape OF
a pair of mustaches consisting of two ears OF
wheat stuck with mucage beneath the nose con-
tributes ferocity to his expression.
Or, if you like, you may construct clown, WIN
a small beet for head and couple OF carrots
for legs lady apples serving admirably for but
tons and topknots Here of course a bit of paint
is desirable-but not very much, because 1t is
we'll to rely as far as possible upon the vege'
tables themselves for the efee cts to be produced
The clown should have a peaked cap on top Oh
his head, which is easily cut out OF the substance
of the beet to have the desired shape, ana
in his hand he may carry plum, attached 10
short string. to represent the distended bladder
which Mr.. Merryman is accustomed to use In MS
business.
The question of feet for the manikins may be
a bit puzzling, but small potatoes will serve the
purpose satisfactorily, and radishes are excellent
One or two incidentals of clothing may be as
creetly added such as necktie for a dude mani
kin, or veil for lady goblin. The lady goblin
by the way, may be provided appropriately with
skirt of lettuce leaves, and if she can be sup
piled with a paraso to carry In her hano' inc
effect will be more picturesque
Some girls are very clever at continuing such
things as these, and, with the suggestions here
be able to put together a few Halloween man1k1ns
that will be surprise to her friends. II she
chooses to celebrate the occasion by party, she
ought to devise a vegetable goblin for each guest
to serve as a present and it is desirable that III
each case the bogie doll if such 1t may be callea)
shall be a "takeoff'' in some way upon the re-
cipent Thus a dude manikin might be bestowed
upon a young man conspicuous for the elegance OF
his apparel. This, will make great deal OF fun'
Jack oLanterns are always appropriate to Hal
1owe'en and small ones, made out of little pump
kins and provided with grinning teeth and staring
eyes painted on paper and glued on the inside OF
the lantern will help out the array of gifts for
the guests on such an occasion. small-slzed
lantern of the sort makes first-rate head 1or d
goblin whose body may be an orange II desired
The reason why vegetables, fruits and nuts al
ways figure so conspcuously in the celebration OF
Halloween is simply that the festival Is by origin
harvest rejoicing. 1T is thanksgiving Tor tne
safe and successful garnerning of the crops IN
autumn Therefore it is that apples, pumpkins
and nuts which are typical autumn products, are
most used as symbols in connection with the &C.
CASTOR.
The ceremonies appropriate to Halloween are
of wholly pagan origin, and even to this day the
ancient rites are celebrated in parts OF Scotland.
Great fires Ia relic of the pagan Baal nres) are
built outdoors on heaps of stones. All the nome
fires are put out and, until midnight, only these
are permitted to burn. Then, at the strok OF H.
each person takes bit of the fire to his home,
and with it kndles fresh blaze upon his hearth.
At this ceremonial many centuries ago the l)rulo
priests ofliciaed. The fires they kindled were
sacred.
In the ninth century Pope Gregory ~. ap-
pn.ntsd November day for the celebrauoh
Of the memory Of all saints and martyrs not al
ready honored by an allotment OF special days IN