The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-11-23

hceman. with a potato body. a turnip head and
couple OF cucumbers for legs requires some
sort of a helmet teasy made out of pasteboard.
well as n club In his hand to lend him prop
er verisimilitude final touch In the shape cr
pair of mustaches consisting OF two OF
wheat stuck with mucilage beneath the nose con.
tributes ferocity to his expression.
Or. II you like YOU may construct clown. with
n small beet Tor head and couple OF carrots
Tor legs, lady apples serving admirably for but
tons and topknots, Here, OF course, bit OF paint
is desirable-but very much because 1t is
well TO rely far 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 to have the desired shape, ana
In his hand he may carry plum attached to
short string to represent the dstended bladder
which Mr. Merryman is accustomed to use in his
business.
The question of feet for the maniklns may be
a bit puzzling, but small potatoes will serve the
purpose satisfactorily. and radishes are excellent
one or two incidentas of clothing may be dis
creetly added, such as necktie for dude mani
kin. or a veil for a lady goblin. The lady goblin
by the way, may be provided appropriately with
a skirt of lettuce leaves and II she can be sup
piled with parnsol to carry In her hand the
effect will be more picturesque.
Some girls are very clever at contriviug such
things as these, and. with the suggestions here
given almost any bright young woman ought TO
be able TO put together a few Halloween manikins
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 n present. and II is desirable that IN
each case the boyle doll df such IL may be called
shall be a "take.on In some way upon the re-
cipient Thus dude manikin might be bestowed
upon young man conspicuous Tor the elegance OF
his apparel This will make a great deal OF fun.
Jack oLanterns are always appropriate to Hal
nln Ont al lp
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 such occasion. small'szed
lantern OF the sort makes a firstrate head Tor
goblin, whose body may he an orange II desired
The reason why vegetables fruits and nuts al
ways figure conspicuously In the celebration OF
Halloween is simply that the festival is by origin
a harvest rejoicing. II is a thanksgiving for the
safe and successful garnerning OF the crops In
autumn Therefore II 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 even TO this day the
ancient rites are celebrated In parts of Scotland.
Great fires "a 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 IL,
each person takes a bit OF the fire to his home,
and with Il kindles fresh blaze upon his hearth.
Al this ceremonial many centuries ago the Druid
priests oficiated The fires they kindled were
sacred
In the ninth century Pope Gregory ~. ap-
poipted November | as a day for the celebration
of the memory of all saints and martyrs not al
,eadv hopored by allotment OF special days In