Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-25

nceman, with potato body, turnip head and
couple Of cucumbers for legs requires some
sort OF helmet (easiy made out Of pasteboard,
as we'll as club in his hand, to lend him prop
er verisimilitude final touch in the shape OF
pair of mustaches consisting Of two ears Of
wheat stuck with mucilage beneath the nose con-
tributes ferocity to his expression. go.
T. 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 it Is
well to rely 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
of the beet SO as to have the desired shape, and
In his hand he may carry plum, attached to a
short string. to represent the distended bladder,
which Mr.. Merryman is accustomed to use In his
business.
3 The question of feet for the manikins may be
bit puzzling, but small potatoes will serve the
purpose satisfactorily, and radishes are excellent
One or two incidentals of clothing may be dis"
creetly added, such as a necktie for dude mani
kim or veil for a 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 parasol to carry In her hand, the
effect will be more picturesque.
Some girls are very clever at continuing such
things as these, and with the suggestions here
given, almost any bright young woman ought to
be able to put together few Halloween man1k1ns
that will be a surprise to her friends If she
chooses to celebrate the occasion by party, she
ought to devise a vegetable goblin for each guest,
to serve as present, and it is desirable that In
each case the bogie doll (if such It may be called
shall be "take-off'' in some way upon the re-
cpient. Thus dude manikin might be bestowed
upon young man conspicuous for the elegance OF
his apparel. This will make great deal of fun.
Jack o'Lanterns are always appropriate to Hal
iowe'en, and small ones, made out of little pump
kins and provided with grfnning 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. smallstzed
lantern of the sort makes hrst-rate head for
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
harvest rejoicing. It is Thanksgiving for the
safe and successful garnerning Of the crops In
autumn Therefore 1t is that apples, pumpkins
and nuts, which are typical autumn products, are
most used as symbols IN connection with the oe.
cas1on. #@...<- -.
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 Ca relic Of the pagan Baal dres) 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 L..
each person takes a bit Of the fire to his home,
and with it kindles fresh blaze upon his hearth.
At this ceremonial many centuries ago the Druid
priests ofhciated The fires they klndled were
sacred.
In the ninth century Pope Gregory ". APP
pointed November as day for: the celebration
Of the memory Of all saints and martyrs not al
ready honored by an allotment Of special days In