The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-25

iceman, with potato body, turnip head and
couple of cucumbers for legs requires
bort of helmet (easily made out of pasteboard.
as well as club in his hand to lend him a prop
br verisimilitude final touch in the shape OF
b 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 clown, with
a small beet for head and couple Of carrots
for legs, lady apples serving admirably for but
tons and topknots. Here, of course, bit of paint
Is desirable-but not very much because 1t Is
we'll to rely far possible upon the vege-
tables themselves for the effects to be produced.
The clown should have a peaked cap on top OF
his head, which is easily cut out Of the substance
of the beet 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 be
a bit puzzling but small potatoes will serve the
purpose satisfactorily, and radishes are excellent
lone two incidentals of clothing may be dis
creetly added, such necktie for dude mani
kin, or a veil for lady goblin. The lady goblin,
by the way, may be provided appropriately with
a skirt of lettuce leaves, and If she can be sup
piled with a parasol to carry In her hand. the
effect will be more picturesque.
Some girls are very clever at contriving such
things as these, and, with the suggestions here
given almost any bright young woman ought to
. be able to put together Few HaloWe en- manlklns
that will be surprise to her friends. II she
chooses to celebrate the occasion by party she
Aught to devise vegetable goblin for each guest,
10 serve es a present, and 1t Is desirable that IN
leach the boyle doll Of such 1t may be called)
+ shall be a "take-off' in some way upon the re-
&cipient Thus dude manikin might be bestowed
5upon a young man conspicuous for the elegance or
his apparel. This will make great deal of fun.
Jack oLantePns are always appropriate to Hal
4 Ioween and small ones, made out of little pump
kns 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 Tor
the guests on such an occasion. A small-sized
lantern of the sort makes firstrate head Tor
goblin, whose body may be an orange II desired
The reason why vegetables fruits and nuts al
ways figure so conspicuously in the celebration OF
Halloween is simply that the festival is by origin
a harvest rejoicing. 1t is a thanksgiving for the
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 oc-
casion.
The ceremonies appropriate to Halloween are
of wholly pagan origin, and to this day the
ancient rites are celebrated In parts OF Scotland
Great fires Ia 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 permitted to burn. Then, at the strok OF H.
each person takes bit of the fire to his home
and with 1t kndles fresh blaze upon his hearth.
At this ceremonial many centuries ago the Druid
nriests officiated The fires they kindled were
sacred.
In the ninth century Pope Gregory Nv. ap-
pointed November as day for the celebration
of the memory of all saints and martyrs not al
rsady honored by an allotment OF special days In