The Yale expositor., 1911-10-19

dceman, with potato body turnip head and
q couple of cucumbers for legs requires some
sort of helmet easily made out of pasteboard,
well a club in his hand, to lend him a prop
verisimiIitude. A final touch in the shape of
a pair of mustaches consisting of two ears of
wheat stuck with mucilage beneath the nose con-
tributes ferocity to his expression.
Or. if you like. you may construct a clown, with
small beet for head and couple OF carrots
tor legs. lady apples serving admirably for but
ions and topknots. Here, of course bit OF paint
Is desirable-but not very much, because 1t Is
well to rely as far as possible upon the vege-
tables themselves for the effects to be produced
The clown should have peaked cap on top OF
his head, which is easily cut out of the substance
II the beet as to have the desired shape. and
In his hand he may carry plum attached to
short string. to represent the distended bladder.
which Mr.. Merryman is accustomed to use in his
business.
The question of feet for the manikins may DO
a bit puzzling. but small potatoes will serve the
purpose satisfactorily. and radishes are excellent.
One or two incidentas Of clothing may be dis
rreetly added. such as necktie for dude mani
kin, or a veil for lady goblin. The lady goblin,
by the way, may be provided appropriately with
n skirt of lettuce leaves and if she can be sup
rlled with parasol to carry In her hand, the
effect will be more picturesque.
Some girls are very clever at contrivng such
things as these, and, with the suggestions here
given, almost any bright young woman ought 10
be able to put together few Hallowee en- manikins
that will be a surprise to her friends Ii she
chooses to celebrate the occasion by party, she
ought to devise a vegetable goblin for each guest,
60 serve as present, and 1t is desirable that In
each case the boyle doll Qf such 1t may be called)
shall be a "take-of" in some way upon the re-
ciuient Thus a dude manikin might be bestowed
upon a young man conspicuous for the elegance or
mis- apparel This will make great deal OF fun
Jack oLanterns are always appropriate to Hal
towe'en and small ones. made out or 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 TOT
the guests such an occasion. smalislzeu
lantern of the sort makes first-rate head tor
goblin whose body may be an orange II desired.
The reason why vegetables. fruits and nuts al
wsys figure so conspcuously In the celebration or
Fal,oween is simply that the festival is by origin
g. harvest rejoicing. 1t is a thanksgiving Tor the
safe and successful garnernng of the crops In
autumn Therefore 1t is that apples pumpkins
and nuts which typical autumn products, are
nost used as symbols in connection with the oc-
,casion.
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 Ga relic of the pagan Baal hres) are
built outdoors on heaps of stones All the home
fires are put out and. until midnight only these
are uermitted to burn Then, at the strok OF IL.
each person takes bit of the fire to his home.
and with it kindles fresh blaze upon his hearth
AZ this ceremonial many centuries ago the DRUID
ARRESTS oAiciated The fires they kindled were
sacred.
I'm the ninth century Pope Gregory Nv. APP
nofnted November 1 day for the celebration
of the memory OF all saints and martyrs not al
ready honored by an allotment OF special days In