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The Washington herald., 1911-10-22
A WITCH PARTY IS
EASY TO DEVISE
Phantom Dance Adds to the
Nights Mystery.

The popularity OF Halloween parties
has grown with each succeeding year.
Like all festival days now having ap-
parently only a secular Interpretation,
Halloween had a religious origin. In
modern times this day has come to be
regarded by old and young alike as the
day par excellence on which to enter
tain. There are a great many ways to
amuse guests, but a costume party Is
especially appropriate for a Halloween
jollihcation. If the guests are not in
clined to take much trouble, a witch
party might be given. as the costume
is easy to devise. yet affords oppor-
tunity for originality.
A rather short black skirt, the peaked
cap, red or yellow cape, and the essen
tial broom and cat, with a black or
orange witch mask, will answer every
purpose. AS few Of the girls will care
to wear their own hair hanging, make
the witch locks from raveled rope,
which can be dyed any desired color
especially sanitary.
For more troublesome costumes the
guests could be told to come as autumn
n
make herself fetching at small cost with
crepe papers combined with natural
foliage. Among the characters should
be head of lettuce, bunch of grapes,
an ear Of corn, tomatoes, radishes,
pumpkin vines, potatoes, and ounces.
Those who do not object to grotesque-
ness should build out their figures to re-
semble in shape as we'll as in coloring
the vegetables they represent.
Dancers Wear sheets.
Easiest of all. yet with all the fun of
mystery attached. is a phantom dance
where all the dancers are dressed in
sheets and pillowcases and carefully
masked.
A Halloween tableau in which chill
dren are the performers is most at
tractive as a means of entertaining on
this mystic occasion. The Investiture
Of the Midnight Queen" is a charming
little picture play which may be done
in a series of three tableaux.
The first picture shows the flowers
of the garden represented by girls
dressed in paper costumes of autumn
flower colorings) trying to select the
queen. The second tableau shows the
man in the moon deciding that a golden
shall be crowned with a
chaplet of golden stars. The principal
roles are enacted by the man in the
moon, the pumpkin head owner of the
garden and the benevolent witch of
night, who wears a peaked hat strewn
with stars and frilled with crimped
tissue.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22
GYPSY AS PLEASING AS WITCH
IN FORTUNE-TELLING SPORT

a novel feature of a Halloween party
IN the recent past was the exchange OF
the familiar witch OF hag for wan
derinG gypsy
A tall, striking girl of dark complexion
impersonated the fortune teller, wearin:,
a weather beaten costume and much
heavy jeweIry.
While the unsuSpeCting company was
engaged IN the fateful sports of burning
nuts ard counting apple seeds, the Bohe-
mlenne appeared at the door, announC-
Ing herself as a member of q large car
aVan. and offered to demonstrate to the
company some little known means of
divinatiOn with which her tribe was
familiar and which are infaIlibIe on Hal
lOween.
The young people accepting with avid
ity, the gypsy began the ceremonies
by attaching a wedding ring to an eIas-
Tic cord which she depended from the
chandelier and set in motion
Each player in turn received a forked
twig with which to spear the ring in
it' flight. II successful during the given
time II was a certain indication of mar
riage to come. IF the player failed. his or
her romance was doubtful or still un-
certain.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22
PUMPKINS LIGHTED
HOUSE ENTIRELY
And Also Furnished DecOra'
tiOns for Fete Night.

A young woman who gave a Hallow-
cen supper and did not wish to spend
much money on the decorations, got her
friends to give her all the pumpkin
shells left from pies for several days
before. She also made a trip to nearby
farms and collected cheaply the stunted,
dwarfed pumpkins that would not sell
readily in market.
Having a knack at decorating. she cut
all sorts Of weird faces on her fruit and
put in the center of each one a common
tallow candle. set in a tin socket.
The biggest pumpkin of all was used
corner was another the four being
equally sized. two representing mems
faces and two girls.
Forming a circle around the central
lantern was a row of the tiny dwarf
pumpkins, each with small candle in
the heart As souvenirs at every plate
was a piece of gas pipe set in a wooden
block. the whole painted black. and
hanging from the cross arms at the top
was a tiny paD.er-rlache lantern.
The place cards were quaint pumpkin
figures. cut from orange cardboard and
decorated by the hostess in weird cos
tunes.
The only decoration on the table was
Virginia Creeper in its gay autumn color
ing, trailing from the base Ct the central
lantern between every two of the outer
circle. 1t was also wound around the
base of the corner candles. festOoned
from manteI. doOrways, windows, and
chandeliers
Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere.
Hung from the chandelier were four
pumpkin lanterns from the arms, and
a larger one in the center. while in the
place of the usual glass globes a gro
tesqUe pumpkin face was set
On the mantel was a graduated row of
pumpkins. the largest in the center.
Other lanterns We're set on the buffet
hung in the dOorways, and over each
window
There was no other light in the room
and the effect Of the illumination was
creepy enough TO suit the most inveter-
ate HallOweener
In making these lanterns, nothing is
needed but a sharp knife. some black
white and red paint. cheap tin holders,
such as are used for birthday cake.
and candles the right size for each
lantern.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22
COLORED TWINE is USED FOR
EFFECTIVE DECORATIVE WORK

For many, many years string has been
utilized for fancy work of various kinds;
but now one can buy colored twine that
somewhat resembles narrow braid, which
is used for effective and decorative work.
The possibilities Of ColOred twine work
in its varying degrees of thickness is
almost endless in the hands of the
clever needlewOman.
They can be advantageously employed
in the making of table centers, cushion
covers. hassOCks, dress accessories and
innumerable other ways. The work is
done on a foundation of linen or coarse
ly woven cotton material For larger
pieces it is best to use a frame to keep
the material perfectly smooth, but
smaller objects can be done in the hand
While there is a wide range of colors
to choose from, it is not we'll to employ
more than three shades on any one ar
ticle. A small carpet needle. or one
that is used for chenille embroidery, is
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22

best to use to draw the twine through
the material. Cotton the exact shade
Of the twine, is used to catch it down
in place. This must be done firmly, the
stitches placed at regular intervals.
Any pattern suitable for braiding will
be adjustable for this work: rOsettes
and spirals are frequently introduced,
and diamond shapes, with centers filled
in with crossbars. are popular designs.
10 do the work, pull the twine through
to the back of the meterial and secure
it by several stitches, and repeat the
process at the finish.
The twine then follows the pattern.
being caught and held in place by fine
stitches
Double twine is more effective than
single strands, a dark shade and a
light shade being used to emphasize the
pattern. Two shades of linen, the light
shade used as applique on the dark and
outlined with a deeper shade of twine,
makes beautiful work Often the edge
of the applique are concealed under two
or three strands of twine
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22
ENTERTAINMENT in WHICH
THE WITCH IDEA PREVAILS

If the Halloween party is given in a
house, use a room on the top floor for
the guests to remove their wraps
Witches" bearing lighted candles, sta
toned on staircase landings, or at door
entrances, will receive each guest and
pass her forward. The witches may
be dressed in the typical peaked hat,
black cape. and red or yellow skirt deco
rated with black cat. Or some may be
in gray Tapping bonnets and long capes.
On entering the main room each guest
should be given a fortune drawn from a
witches cauldron. The fortune may be
written on paper cut in outline to in
dicate cats, bats, or owls. If wished
elaborate, these may be made of card
board and have a ribbon attached by
which to suspend them from the shoul-
der.
Screen off a corner of the room, stretch
an old sheet inside with a hole cut in
it large enough to admit a face 0hIs
kept from observation by the addition of
flap, fastened only at the top). Over
the hole, on the reverse side of the sheet,
baste a black Ounce cap, and on the
same side place a mirror the height Of
the hole and little distance beyond it.
Let the light furnished be from
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22

This little Indian brave intends to get
the scalp of the judge who dares to say
his beauty is not greater than that of
any other youngster entered in the Bor-
den Baby Contest
The little Rogerson boy is only two
and-a-half years old, but what difference
does that make when he has the spirit
of a brave and is holding up the judges
at the point of a gun?
1t isn't that he is afraid he couldn't
win a prize any other way, either, that
he uses such drastic measures.
Oh, no, indeed! His impetuous little
face, so characteristic of the American
boy, is winsome enough without any
hold-up game; so he isn't using a gun
because he has to. at ali.
It's just his preference to go about It
in this manner to let everybody know
that he is quite serious about those
prizes and intends to get a square deal
You see, there are going to be hun
dreGs Of other boys appealing to the
judges, in one way or another, when
the great day of judgment arrives for
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22
GAYAUTUMN LEAVES
PRETTY DECORATION
For Boys and Girls Hal
loWeen Party.

If you are to give a Halloween party
for the boys and girls, nothing will make
more appropriate and effective decora-
tions than branches of autumn leaves.
A holiday excursion in advance of the
mystic night will add to the pleasure
of the youngsters. Country children know
all about the fun of gathering gayly
colored leaves and making them up in
festoons or singly; but the young people
who live in the city will be delighted
with a day in the woods.
If tn. leaves must be gathered so early
that there is danger of whiting, they
can be preserved by covering with thin,
colorless sheIlac, or paraffin.
Next best to gathering autumn leaves
is the pleasure of making them. Every
rainy day in the next week can be filled
with the pleasant occupation of con-
cocting artificial foliage for the Hallow-
cen decoration.
Collect a number OF natural branches.
They are not hard to find with fall
pruning in order. To. them wire leaves
and smaller branches made of paper.
For the foundations of the leaves have
rolls of plain coIored crepe paper, green,
oak, maple, and ash leaves.
Paint Paper Leaves.
Spread the cut leaves on an old table
top and quickly brush over them large
paint brush dipped in red, yellow, and
green water coIors and a touch OF gilt.
With a little practice charming color
effects can be achieved. In parts the
brush is used as a stipple to give the
notified LOOK of the autumn foliage.
Let the leaves remain on the table to
dry. They will snrivel a bit. but that
makes them all the more natural Wire
to the branches, copying closely the
formation Of the special leaf represented.
Use over the doors, windows, in odd
corners, anywhere that one does not
get too close a view. If well done, the
effect is surprisingly natural
Besides the branches make plenty of
single leaves with wire stems, covered
with brown paper. These can be fes-
tOOned on the lower part of the table
cloth to form L border or to he used
to decorate the various Halloween IA
vors.
Such realistic autumn leaf crepe paper
can now he bought by the roll that the
lazy worker can cut the foliage from
it and get good results. if not quite so
natural as with a clever brush.
Another way TO get autumn leaf ef
fects is to buy the galaX leaves that
can now he purchased from any good
florist. Their CoIOring is very rich, and
with a little wire they can be draPed
or used as a fiat overlapping
border around a centerpiece.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22
For the Halloween Candle.

Candles foAn such an important part in
various Halloween stunts. as well as for
Illuminating purposes, that the prospect
i've hostess may welcome a suggestion
that prevents so much dripping and early
cutting.
The candles-.he common kitchen va
riety is quite as good as the wax makes
and much less costly-should be bought
early and put on the ice two days before
Halloween.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22

any chance some other chap slips in
ahead of him, or some fair little miss
ogles the judges with her dimpled
smiles and laughing eyes into making de-
cisions against him.
Watch out for him, kiddies and judges
both, for he is waiting for you with a
great big gun. J.CM
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22

A new coiffure resembles a Louis
XVI style. 1t is of rows of puffs, very
soft. indeed, placed over the sides and
front Of the head, running from front
to back.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-22

them. to say nothing of the little maids
whose beauty is exceedingly bewildering
to the most cool-headed judge in the
world.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
BEATEN ON APPEAL
STIRRING SCENES IN THE HOUSE
WHEN SPEAKER CANNON
AGAIN MEETS DEFEAT.
Uncle Joe's Attempt TO construe New
Rule Results In DisapproVal Of Ma.
Iority. the lnsurgent Republicans
and Democrats Voting Together

Washington The string scenes OF
he last session of congress. when
The house overthrow Speaker Cannon
and took the making of It's rules into
It's own hands. were enacted in
part on the floor Of the house on Mon.
day.
Threatened with what they believed
to be an effort 10 draw the teeth"
Of one Of the most important ~ tho
Acw rules. Democrats and insurgents
Joined In the defeat Of the speaker
ny a vote of iij to 1926. the combined
forces rallied 10 the support ~ Rep
rosentatlyo Fitzgerald Democrat
New York. and sustained him In HE
appeal from the speakers ruling
The night developed az the result Of
the second attempt TO use the new
rule which gives the house power &c
discharge committee from further
consideration Of a bill that has been
referred TO H.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
INSURGENTS WORRY OAVILLA
Capture City Of TruSillo After SIKH
mish win Government Soldiers and
VIII Attack Other Towns.

New Orleans -Adyices have beeh
received here from Ceiba, Honduras,
90 the effect that Truxillo has beon
captured by the reyolutionlsts. aftg
a hard skirmish with the small squad
OF government soldiers
a report has reached Truxillo thai
the reyolutionlHB had taken Tela and
were marching toward Ceiba, but the
action Of the commandant In sending
practically bis entire force to Neuvh
Armenia would Indicate that he docg
not expect an attack from the west
For several days the Davilla gov
eminent has been cOnscriptlng sol
dicrs. but many Of those now In the
army are known 10 be friends Of Gen
eral Manuel Bonllla. leader Of the rev
olullonists II
A. the sight Of the Bonilla forcosI
II Is believed that onehali or mort
Of the government troops will joir
the former The sympathy Of the ~
lens Of Celba Is plainly with Bonilla.
and he would have little trouble tag
Ing this point II
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
NEW INDUSTRY FOR ALASKA.
Eastern Parties to Engage In markei
ina the Alaska Sardine.

Seattle Alaska may witness, dur
Ing the coming summer, the inauguri
ton Of new Industry that Will provp
Of great benefit to the territory. East
orn parties who have had great et
porlcnco In the fishing and packing
OF sardlncs on tho Atlantic coast
have discovered In the Behn Canal
near Kctchikan. Alaska. n very fine
grade Of small herring or sardine
which they declare superior In quail
" to anything found on the Atlantic.
The number OF nsh is very extensive
aud these men propose several com'
plotc sardlno canning plants, each 10
be built on a large scow. The scow
will be towcd from point to point Ia
the fishing grounds OF the Canal. fol
lowing the run OF herring. The use
OF the movable scows will avoid the
necessity OF large equipment OF nsh-
ing boats.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
WOMAN ADMITS KILLING SON
Battle for Existence Drove Widow 20
Poison Five.yearold Child and
Leave Body In a Swamp.

Rochester. n. Y.-Mrs. Edith Mel.
Der. a widow who says she Is 20 years
old, Of Schenectady. confessed Friday
night, according to the Rochester po.
lice, that. In swamp near Albany
last Friday afternoon. she gave her
5ycarold son George carbollc acid.
from the effects OF which he died
In explaining her crime. the police
say Mrs. Molber says she has been
a willow four years. during which she
has had n struggle TO care for oherslf
and child, and that this battle for an
existence drove her to take the boys
life.
Mrs. Melbor when first arrested
maintained her composure and de.
clared she had given her child TO an
uncle, who was going to take him to
Chicago and care for him. when she
made her confession, according to the
police, she said she gave the child
acid when he asked for a drink.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
BANDITS CAPTURED
TWO MEN WHO HELD UP TRAIN
NEAR OGDEN SAID TO BE
BEHIND THE BARS.
Both Men Have Been Identified As the
Robbers BY Trainmen, and There
Seems Little Doubt That
Right Men Are In Jail.

ogden Utah-Tho two men who
held up the Union Pacific Overland
Limited train at Reese on the night
Of January 2. murdered William Ia
Wis, a colored porter. and shot through
the arm A. ~ Taylor. another porter
dubbed passengers almost into In.
sensibIlity and made OF with money
and jewelry TO the value Of many
thousand dollars. are now in Jail In
this city.
The alleged robbers are W. Lewis
aged 80 years, a railroad section fore
man. and Thomas ODcll. aged 3s
years, bartender. who has been here
for more than year.
Both men have been Identified as
the robbers by trainmen who had o
good Wow OF them on the night Of
the robbery. Two other men were
arrested with Lewis and o'Dell when
they were captured In roominS
house In this city by the chef OF pc
lice and chief Of detectives Of Ogden
II Is not believed. however. that the
last two men had any hand In IN,
robbry.
Tn officers are conndent that they
have such n clear case against IN,
men that confession will be forth
coming within n few days.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
slayer Of School Boy Convicted.

Salt Lake Cily.--Julius sirmay. tho
young Hungarian ON trial for tho muir.
der Of Thomas karrick. a young
school boy. who was killed In his home
on October ~. has been found guilty
Of murder In the first degree. Going
from the Bryant school, where ne
war a pupil. to his home In Federal
Heights for luncheon, young Karrich
encountered a burglar or burglars In
the house Karriok was shot down by
the burglar and died before he could
tell nelghbors. who Immediately ran
10 his assistance. how the tragedy hac
happened.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
chInese oppoee Cremation.

Pcklng.-Repofts from Hardin saw
the Chinese are vigorously opposing
the summary dispos ton OF the bodIe,
OF those who have died from the Bu
bonic plague. The authorities dare
not burn them, the people desiring
that they remain intact. 30 that tnelI
ancestors may recognize them in tho
future life. They also oppose the
burning Of houses. some OF which con
tain the dead bodies OF entire faml
lies. Some Of the corpses have re
manned In the city for days, but they
are now being buried.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
Oppose National Board Of Health.

Washngton.-As the result OF in.
Prevention by Congressman Joseph
Howell and others. Congressman
Mann OF Illinois on Friday gave no.
tice In the house that the proposal to
create national department Of
health. reported favornbly from the
committee on Interstate commerce.
would not be brought before that
body for vote until protests had
been heard. Since the proposition Of
Congressman Mann became known
many protests have been received
that the measure would directly In
torferc with the beliefs OF many In re-
gard 10 medical science and would
Impose an unjust and needless bur.
don
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
Copyright ioiij
DROPS BOMB FROM AIRSHIP


San Franclsco.-For the frst time
IN the history Of aviation In this coun
Try. a loaded bomb was dropped from
an aeroplane on Camp Selfridge field
on Sunday and exploded.
The experiment was made by Lieu.
tenant NJ. S. Grassy OF the coast ar
tillcry. flying with Phillip Parmalec
In a Wright blplano.
Al height OF AIS feet, Lieutenant
crlssy released the shrapnel shot,
aiming at a clear spot OF ground near
the lower end OF the field. A pun Of
smoke az the missile struck showed
the success Of the experiment. The
shot was capable OF woundlng within
a radius OF seventy yards and great
care was exercised In selecting hc
place for dropping II.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
WrestIers Fall Out Of Window.

Seattle, Wash.-John Anderson, a
saloon proprietor ana Hen Christon.
sen. "A bartender In his employ, were
Instantly killed Sunday when they
Tell from a third.story window OF a
hotel The men were engaged In
what their friends described as a
friendly tusslc The room had been
cleared TO make way for the strug
Cling men, when they suddenly ca.
recned against the window overlook.
ing the alley. The sash gave way.
the men topplcd ON the brink a mo-
mcnt and then plunged to the cob
blestoncs below.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
consumntlve Couldn't wan.

Tacoma. wash,-After ordering and
eating a sumptuous supper In cafe
and writing n mnttcr-of.fact note. In
which he told OF his reasons for com.
hitting suicide, Archie - Shclledy.
an expert chemist and assoyer from
Aspen, Colo. placed the muzzlc Of u
revolver to bis breast and fired The
bullet tore through his heart shel.
ledy explained in his note that he
was afflicted with consumption.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
zslsys May Ne, De Punished.

washlngton.-Thero IL little chance
Of former President Zelaya escaping
punishment by the Nicaraguan courts
II the charge can be brought homo
to him that he IL responsible for II
legally putting 10 death the two Am
orleans. Groce and Cannon zclaya
is believed to be In Belgium. but un
der the Latin code he could be tried
and sentenced while absent from Nc
aragua, though. OF course the sentence
could not be executed until he 70
turns to the country.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20

los Angeles. Cal.-Aftcr a quarrel
ovei money which he asserts was ow'
ing 10 him. George Mason. negro,
follotod Louis Lopez, a Mexican, into
a crowded Main street poolroom and
emptidi the contents Of revolver.
One bullet struck Lopez In the left
breast. killing him Instantly +. J..
Dunlay pnd Edward Josolyn received
flesh wounds from two others, a
hundred men fought wildly with each
other in IN effort to get FIRST out OF
the door.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
Butch caasIdY caunht.

Helena, MONTH Jonn Davis, one
OF two alleged postoifice robbers In
Jail at Bozeman. the authorities be
lleve they have Butch" Cassidy, IA.
nous ms an outlaw, According to the
statement Of Glenn Henderson, the
fellow prisoner OF Davis, the man Is
none other than the former bandit
who operated In Montana, Wyoming.
Utah and Idaho ten or twelve years
ago. and who has been reported living
I'M South Americn with "kIn' Curry.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
t.-yro s-s,. Oct. l'uh, ssn,oros.

Boaton.--A sentence OF not moro
than eight nor less than six years II
states prison was Imposed on Monday
upon James IL. Taylor a negro who
was found guilty In the supreme court
Of violating the white slave law IN
respect to his white wife She was
found chained to a wall with her body
n mass OF bruises. The woman gave
In court a revolving account OF mis-
treatment by her husband.